Engraving
- Title:
- Wm. Ballard Preston
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 2010.501.0875
- Creator:
- Brady, Mathew B. (1822-1896)
Photographer ; Ritchie, Alexander H. (1822-1895)Engraver - Date:
- 1849
- Description:
- Engraving. Portrait of William Ballard Preston (1805-1862). Engraved by Alexander H. Ritchie (1822-1895). Steel engraving, printed on paper. Bust-length portrait of a man with dark hair, white collar hidden by large black tie, black buttoned vest with pocket watch chain hanging from one of the buttons, unbuttoned black jacket, facing slightly left; gray background. "Dagupe. by Brady - Engd. by A.H. Ritchie."; "Wm. Ballard Preston" facsimile of signature printed below portrait. "Secretary of the Navy" printed below that. Published in the American Review, September 1849.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-8.8 W-5.7 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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