Engraving

Title:

Jonathan Trumbull

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2010.501.1042

Creator:

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

Place of Origin:

New York City, NY

Date:

circa 1855

Description:

Engraving. Portrait of Jonathan Trumbull (1710-1785) .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 102. Full-length portrait of a man with white wig sitting in a chair, high collared white shirt, black vest buttoned half-way with his left hand resting at the top, black open jacket, black pants, black buckled shoes, his left hand rests on a cane, facing forward; background includes a wall with an indistinguishable portrait hanging, billowing curtains, a desk with papers and books strewn about, books also rest on the floor, a foot rest sits in the lower left corner topped with a ledger. "Jon Trumbull" facsimile of signature, printed below portrait. "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. 1863 by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the clerks office of the district court for the southern district of NY" printed below signature.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10.9 W-8.3 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Trumbull, Jonathan (1710-1785), Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887)

Subjects:

American Revolution, Politicians, Politics & government, Lawyers, Merchants