Engraving

Title:

E. K. Kane

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2010.501.0598

Creator:

Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887); Johnson, Fry Co. Publishers

Place of Origin:

New York City, NY

Date:

1862

Description:

Engraving. Portrait of Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857). 1862. Engraved by Alonzo Chappel (1828-1887). Published by Johnson, Fry Company Publishers, New York. From Evert A. Duyckinck, National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans: Including Orators, Statesmen, Naval and Military Heroes, Jurists, Authors, Etc... Vol. II. (New York: Johnson, Fry Company, 1862). facing page 284. Steel engraving printed on paper. Full length portrait of young man facing right, body facing slightly left, long dark hair under heavy winter hat, long beard, mustache; fur coat with two different types of fur, darker band along vertical edges of coat, sleeves darker with light colored cuffs, mid-thigh length, mittens with right hand resting on grave stone, left arm cradling a long cylindrical object (? telescope), fur pants that extend to tops of knee-high boots which are plain and dark. Grave marker is typically tall rectangle with pointed top. Several lines of writing: "SACRED / TO THE / MEMORY / W. BRAINERN / H. M.S. EREBU / died April 13 18.." Flowers or plants at base of marker in snow. Man's right foot is set on a stone. More plants behind this and between his legs and behind him. To his left is a dog with long fur and curled tail which is crouching ready to jump. More plants and snow. Behind dog is figure of man in coat with hood, holding harpoon in right mittened hand and is leaning on something. Further in background are fanciful ice formation. In water is a two-masted ship with small flag at back and top. Each mast has two cross arms and hints of rigging. Left side of picture are more fanciful ice formations and shelf with bear on all 4's facing left and another bear facing right. Medium gray sky behind ice formations. All set into rectangular format. Facsimile signature under portrait: "E. K. Kane". Below signature in italics is "Likeness from the latest photograph from life. / Johnson, Fry Co. Publishers, New York. / Entered according to act of Congress A. D. 1862 by Johnson, Fry Co. in the clerks office of the district court of the southern district of N. Y." Underneath image at left corner "Painted by" and right corner: "Alonzo Chappell".

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10.9 W-8.1 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Kane, Elisha Kent (1820-1857), Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887)

Subjects:

Kane, Elisha Kent