Henry Bryan Hall Sr.

Henry Bryan Hall, Sr. was born in London in 1808 and trained as a portrait engraver. He came to New York in 1850 and established a successful engraving and publishing business. After 1860, he was joined by his sons, Henry Bryan Hall, Jr., Charles Bryan Hall, and Alfred Bryan Hall, and the firm became H. B. Hall & Sons. After H. B. Hall, Sr. died in 1884, the firm became H. B. Hall's Sons.