Engraving

Title:

Henry Laurens

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2010.501.0643

Creator:

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

Place of Origin:

New York City, NY

Date:

1862

Description:

Engraving. Portrait of Henry Laurens (1724-1792). 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 246.Steel engraving printed on paper. Full length portrait of a late middle age man facing left, standing, white wig with 2 rolls of curled hair above his left ear, dark colored ribbon on back of his head, clean shaven, sagging in jowls in his face; has long dark frock coat with long tails that hang down to knee level, long sleeves with turned-up cuff with 2 buttons. Four dark wide buttonholes on left side, light-colored shirt with turned-up collar, light colored ruffles that hang out below coat cuff, dark-color knee britches that have strap and buckle just below knee, dark colored stockings, dark shoes with single buckle. Dark colored vest. In left hand is a rolled piece of paper. His right hand is resting on top of walking stick with light-colored finial with narrow band between finial and dark-colored staff. Has dark tri-corn hat under his left arm with dark vertical decoration. He is standing surface with rectangular paving blocks. Stone railing behind him with turned stone balusters, square section column at end of rail with rectangular panels on sides; this supports a decorative urn with plant material in it. Behind this is an edge of a building with flat surface column with vertical fluting and a Corinthian capital. Partial stone window opening to right in that building. Trees in background behind that. At far left in background oval area with light-colored band that might represent a walkway. Structure with three columns and flat roof and trees. Behind figure is slightly darkened sky with image all set in rectangular format. Facsimile signature below portrait: "Henry Laurens". Below that in italics: "From the original picture in the possession of the Publishers. / Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers, New York". Bottom line: Entered according to act of Congress AD 1862, by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the clerk's office of the district court of the southern district of N. York." At bottom edge at left outside of image: "Painted by" and at right bottom edge: "Alonzo Chappel."

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10.9 W-8.3 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887), Laurens, Henry (1724-1792)