Engraving

Title:

John Stark

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2010.501.0989

Creator:

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

Place of Origin:

New York City, NY

Date:

1862

Description:

Engraving. Portrait of John Stark (1728-1822). 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 166. Steel engraving, printed on paper. Full-length portrait of an older man facing right, standing, with long white hair, sideburns, wearing long dark military coat, light lining, short wide light-colored lapels and collar that stands up fairly high. shoulder boards and epaulets, light-colored cuffs on coat sleeves, buttons around top edge, small ruffled shirt sleeves extending beyond coat sleeves. Light vest that shows at bottom edge of coat, light-colored shirt with turned-up collar, dark stock tie. Wearing light-colored pants that extend to his knees and dark high-top boots with small spur showing back of left boot. Wearing gloves. His right hand resting on his hip. Left hand is holding a dark cocked hat with a dark cockade on it. Sword in scabbard hanging from his left side hanging behind his left leg. Portion of handle behind his left hand. He is standing in front of a tree fragment that is leaning diagonally to right. His left foot is on a rock. Right foot is on the ground with small plants to his right and probably a cannon ball on ground lower part of image in front of plants. To his right and behind him are two horses, one dark, one left. Horse on left has a rider. The right horse has saddle but no rider. Both horses have croppers around their tails. On right side behind tree are shadows that indicate woodlands, dark mottled sky to indicate clouds. This is all set in upright rectangle. Top edge of page not trimmed evenly. Facsimile signature: "John Stark" below portrait. Below that: "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. 1862 by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the clerks office of the district court for the southern district of N. Y." On back in pencil near top: "S....John Stark (underlined) of the N. H. Troops". Further down broad pencil: "2 COL" Next line: "With N.H." In lighter pencil: "Stark". Next line in heavy pencil:"Letter for SUNDay". Further down on left side: "2 Cols / N. H. Letter / Sunday".

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10.05 W-7.9 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Stark, John (1728-1822), Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887)

Subjects:

Politics & government, American Revolution