Engraving
- Title:
- T. Butler King
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 2010.501.0622
- Creator:
- Harding, Chester (1792-1866)
Artist ; Ritchie, Alexander H. (1822-1895)Engraver ; Dunnell, Aaron H. (1818-1891)Printer - Place of Origin:
- New York
- Date:
- 1848
- Description:
- Engraving. Portrait of Thomas Butler King (1800-1864). Engraved by Alexander H. Ritchie (1822-1895). Steel engraving printed on paper. Portrait of a seated man with dark hair and sideburns, white shirt and black neck cloth, white vest and dark suit coat, facing left; He has a white quill pen in his right hand with paper underneath. His left hand is holding the paper in place. The back of the chair is just visible and there are dark gray panels behind the figure. "Painted by Charles Harding" is printed just below the portrait at the left and "Eng d by A. H. Ritchie,, Y.N." is printed on the right. "T. Butler King" facsimile signature is printed below portrait with " REPRESENTATIVE FROM GEORGIA IN U. S. CONGRESS." printed below signature. "Printed by A. H. Dunnell" is printed below and to the right and a last line reading "Eng d for the American Review." is centered and printed at the bottom.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-8.785 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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