Engraving

Title:

Tobias Lear

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2010.501.0645

Creator:

Sharples, James (1752-1811)

Description:

Engraving. Portrait of Tobias Lear (1762-1816). Steel engraving printed on paper. Bust length portrait of a middle-age man facing left, front part of long dark hair combed down on side with slight curls in front of ear, hair on back of head is combed back and down to a long tail with ribbon tied around it just below his shoulders; dark colored coat with high collar turned over, two buttonholes left edge, light-colored shirt with stock and cravat. Very light grayish background above his shoulders and above chest. Set into an oval. Larger decorated oval around image is common to a number of these images, with small decorations at top, bottom, left and right center edges with blossoms and tendrils around edge of oval in stylized pattern. Below this is "Tobias Lear, / WASHINGTON'S PRIVATE SECRETARY." Below that is facsimile signature on separate piece of paper: "Tobias Lear" with flourish beneath it. 0.55" x 1.8" is the paper glued to the front and it's slightly greener than support sheet. Notations on back upper left corner in pencil: "V 757 / A 939 p" Top center in red pencil "166" with partial circle around this and at top is a "#". Green stamp "New Hampshire Historical Society / Concord, N. H.".

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-7.4 W-4.8 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Lear, Tobias (1762-1816), Sharples, James (1752-1811)