Engraving

Title:

H. Knox

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2010.501.0628

Creator:

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

Place of Origin:

New York City, NY

Date:

1862

Description:

Engraving. Portrait of General Henry Knox (1750-1806). 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. I. (New York: Johnson, Fry & Company, 1862). facing page 288. Steel engraving, printed on paper. Full length portrait of a man with white hair, military dress uniform with long dark coat, light weskit and britches, knee high boots facing slightly to the right with a hat under his right arm and his left arm on a map which is on a block of wood. The background consists of a a battle field scene with a cannon, flag, house, hills and various objects with a dark background. Printed in the lower right corner "CHAPPEL". "HKNOX" facsimile of signature, "From the original painting by
Chapppel in the possession of the publisher", "Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers, N.Y." and "Entered according to act of Congress AD1862 by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the clerks office of the district court of the southern district of New York." printed beneath the portrait.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10.6 W-8 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Knox, Henry (1750-1806), Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887)

Subjects:

Knox, Henry