Gurdon Saltonstall
PrintmakerEngraved by
Amos Doolittle
American, 1754 - 1832
Date1797
MediumEngraving; printer's ink on laid paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 9/16 x 3 1/2in. (16.7 x 8.9cm)
Platemark (height x width): 7 x 4in. (17.8 x 10.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 5/8 x 5 1/4in. (21.9 x 13.3cm)
Platemark (height x width): 7 x 4in. (17.8 x 10.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 5/8 x 5 1/4in. (21.9 x 13.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Crockett
DescriptionA bust-length portrait of a man wearing a wig, a neckcloth, and a coat is enclosed in an oval resting on a plinth with a swag of drapery above.
Object number2008.72.1
InscribedOn recto, above image, inscribed in plate, "Engraved for Dr. Trumbulls History of / Connecticut from an Original Painting in / the Museum at Yale College."; below image, inscribed in plate, "The Honorable / GURDON SALTONSTALL, Esq: / Governor of Connecticut from / Jan. 1707 to September 20 1724"On verso, lower right, in pencil, "3773" / accession number
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