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Engraving

Title:
Israel Putnam
Object Name:
Engraving
Object ID:
2010.501.0879
Creator:
Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887); Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers
Place of Origin:
New York City, NY
Description:
Engraving. Portrait of Gen. Israel Putnam (1718-1790). 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 228. Engraved by Johnson Fry & Co. Publishers. Steel engraving, printed on paper. Full length portrait of a man sitting atop a horse in a field, he has white hair, white shirt, open officer's jacket, high hat, light pants, dark boots, and a sword hanging at his side; facing slight right. "Israel Putnam", "From the original Picture by Chappel in the possession of the Publishers", "Johnson Fry & Co. Publishers, N.Y.", "Entered according to act of Congress AS 1863 by Johnson Fry & Co. in the clerks office of the district court of the southern district of N.Y." printed below portrait.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-10.8 W-8.2 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Putnam, Israel
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