Engraving

Title:

Franklin Pierce

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2010.501.0827

Creator:

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

Date:

1862

Description:

Engraving. Portrait of Franklin Pierce (1804-1869). 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 333. Steel engraving, printed on paper. Full-length portrait of a seated young middle-aged man facing right, dark curly hair parted on his left, combed over to right with "mop" of hair over forehead, long sideburns, clean shaven, wearing long dark coat with wide lapel and collar, 2 buttons showing on his right side, dark vest with collar with possible different texture, 5 buttons on vest, white shirt with turned-up collar, wide dark 2-tone bowtie or cravat, long dark pants, dark boots. He's seated in a chair with right leg draped over left knee, right hand is resting on his thigh, right arm resting on chair arm. There is a bit of shirt sleeve extending beyond his coat, cuff is tailored as it may be demarcated or folded over. Left arm resting on a chair, left hand holding top edge of closed book, bottom edge of book is resting on his right knee. He's sitting in an upholstered chair with straight legs at back, polished curved leg with carved knee on front; seat, sides and back of chair are all upholstered, polished baluster at front edge of right arm of chair. To his left is a rectangular flat-top table with round turned and carved legs (only 2 legs showing) Three or four books lying flat on table of different sizes, one at left on bottom is thin, slightly thicker book over it and to right of this is thicker volume. Portion of sheet of paper at front edge of table and in front of that is a small section of an improbable triangle of ? fabric. At right edge behind table is an architectural column with turned, flared base resting on a slightly larger turned column. Short wall behind that. The table, chair, and sitter are resting on light-colored floor with octagonal pieces set in a square pattern with dark colored diamonds at each corner. Behind his is a dark curtain with decorative border along bottom edge. The curtain appears to be blowing in the wind as it isn't hanging straight. Illustration is in upright rectangular format. Engraved signature in script: "Franklin Pierce". Below that is italics is: "Likeness from the latest Photograph from life." Below that: "Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers. New York." Italics at very bottom: "Entered according to act of Congress A. D. 1864 by Johnson Fry & Co. in the clerks office of the district court of the southern district of N. Y". Directly under image at left: "Painted by" and at right bottom edge: "Alonzo Chappel". On back in pencil at bottom printed: "Undoubtedly from Evert A. Duyckinck National (underlined) Gallery of Eminent Americans. (all underlined) / New York: Johnson, Fry & Co., c 1862. II; 333".

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10 W-7.95 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869), Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887)

Subjects:

Pierce, Franklin