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Lithograph

Title:
General W.H. Harrison
Object Name:
Lithograph
Object ID:
2022.026
Creator:
Sharp, William (1803-1875)Lithographer; Hoit, Albert Gallatin (1809-1856)Artist; Sharp Michelin & CoPrinter
Place of Origin:
Boston, MA
Date:
1840
Description:
Lithograph. Portrait of William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) after the original portrait painting by Albert Gallatin Hoit (1809-1856). Half length view of Harrison seated in a chair facing slightly left wearing a dark necktie, white shirt, dark waistcoat and jacket. Text printed below image: "GENL W.H. HARRISON / Drawn on stone by W. Sharp. From the original, by A.G. Hoit / Printed by Sharp Michelin & Co Boston Proof / Entered according to Act of Congress by Weeks Jord...[paper loss]...the year 1840 by the Clerks Office of the District Court of Mass."
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-16 W-12 inches
Provenance:
The original portrait painting by Albert Gallatin Hoit is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG.67.5).
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
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