Engraving

Title:

Richard Henry Lee

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2010.501.0648

Creator:

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

Place of Origin:

New York City, NY

Date:

1862

Description:

Engraving. Portrait of Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794) 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 53. Man, facing left, resting right hand on a book on a table, left hand on hip, right foot is ahead of left by one step. White hair, swept back behind head, with a high hair line. Ruffled sleeves and tie. Black coat with long tails. Black pants tucked into knee high black socks. Black shoes with large buckles. Dark vest worn over white shirt. Scenery includes upholstered armchair to the right and table with sweeping legs to left. five books total on table, which also has a tablecloth partially draped over it. Large pillar behind table. Wallpaper is hanging behind subject in a recess in wall. Carpeted floor. "Richard Henry Lee" facsimile of signature printed beneath image. "From the original painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers. // Johnson,Fry & Co Publishers, New York. // Entered according to act of Congress A.D.1861 by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the clerks office of the district court for the southern district of N.Y." (Third line is in italics.)

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10.9 W-8.1 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887), Lee, Richard Henry (1732-1794)

Subjects:

American Revolution