Engraving

Title:

John Wentworth, Chicago

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2010.501.1167

Creator:

McRae, John C. (1850-1880)

Place of Origin:

New York

Description:

Engraving. Portrait of John Wentworth (1815-1888). Engraved by John C. McRae (1850-1880). Steel engraving printed on paper. Bust-length portrait of middle-aged man with gray and black hair, wearing black tie, white shirt and black jacket; background gradating gray. "Engd. by John C. Mc. Rae, N.Y. 1858. / John Wentworth / Chicago" facsimile of signature, printed beneath portrait. "XXX" printed in pencil, centered on back of top. "EBJ / Purchased April 1980, / from Colburn Tegg, / Hollis, N.Y., $3.50." printed in pencil at top-right corner of back. "John Wentworth / Sandwich, Strafford Co. N.H. 1815-1888 / pioneer leading citizen of Chicago" written in pencil on lower third of back.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10.6 W-8.8 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Wentworth, John (1815-1888), McRae, John C. (1850-1880)

Subjects:

Wentworth, John