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W.E. Jackson, designer

Portrait of James Otis, 1862

Description

Maker

  • Johnson, Fry & Co., American, publisher
  • Alonzo Chappel, 1828-1887, American, painter
  • W.E. Jackson, 19th century, American, designer

Title

Portrait of James Otis

Year

1862

Medium

engraving

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • engraving

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

18.7 x 13.8 cm (7 3/8 x 5 3/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Oringal--Verso:in pencil in LL:84.198.1054In Plate--Under image:James Otis/From the original painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers./Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers, New York./Entered according to act of Congress AD 1962 by Johnson, Fry & Co.in the clerks office of the district court for the Southern district of New York

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.1054

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Portrait of James Otis with the accession number of 84.198.1054. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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