Engraving

Title:

James Lawrence

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2010.501.0642

Creator:

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

Place of Origin:

New York City, NY

Date:

1862

Description:

Engraving. Portrait of James Lawrence (1781-1813). 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 74. Steel engraving printed on paper. Full-length portrait of a middle-aged man seated in chair, facing left, thinning dark hair combed forward over high forehead, long sideburns, long military style coat with long coattails in back, light color lining, 8 buttons showing, light-colored banding along front edges of coat and lapels, upright collar also with light banding. Lapels have light-colored stripes with dark center. Upright collar with single light-colored horizontal band below top edge, button in middle of band. Light colored vest with high collar, light colored shirt with high turned-up collar that comes up around sides of his chin. Below that is a dark band around the front of the collar. Ruffles below that. Further decoration on right shoulder ? epaulet. On his right coat cuff is a band at edge and another band that is turned up. Single button on upper band. Light-colored belt with rectangular buckle. Light color tight pants that extend into tall dark boots that have a couple elevated lobed on front. Between the lobed is a light colored tassel that hangs down. He is seated in wooden framed chair with upholstered seat and cushions on arms and partially upholstered back. In his left hand he is holding a cocked hat that rests on his left thigh. The hat has a couple light colored stripes, small decoration tucked into the end of the hat. Under left arm of chair are a couple buttons and decorative stripes associated with coat. His right hand is resting on the hilt of with metal scabbard that is resting on floor between his legs. Two metal bands and loops on the scabbard, guard on handle and possible tassel hanging from guard. Background gives image of him sitting on ship, planking on floor and short vertical planking behind him that terminated with shelf. Four horizontal planks and short vertical timbers. At very top between vertical timbers is hinged hatch with a semi-circular cut-out bottom edge, two scrap hinges. On the hinged portion there is a line connected to it that is hanging down. Through the hatchway behind him is water view with sky and 3-masted sailing ship facing to left. On far right edge of image is large vertical timber that might be portion of mast. At top ends of vertical timbers are a couple of wood brackets with iron fittings. On left vertical post is an oval-shaped handle. Set in rectangular format. Facsimile signature underneath: "JaS Lawrence". Straight lined flourish underneath. Below that engraved in italics: "From the original painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers / Johnson, Fry Co. Publishers, New York." At very bottom in italics: "Entered according to act of Congress A. D. 1862 by Johnson, Fry Co. in the clerks office of the district court for the southern district of New York."

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10.9 W-8.1 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Lawrence, James (1781-1813), Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887)