Jos. R. Hawley
PrintmakerEngraved by
H. B. Hall & Sons
American, active 1860 - 1884
Date1873-1876
MediumEngraving; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 7/8 x 3 3/8in. (9.8 x 8.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 1/2 x 5 3/4in. (21.6 x 14.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 1/2 x 5 3/4in. (21.6 x 14.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a man with a beard and mustache. He is wearing a coat, shirt, and necktie
Object number2009.46.0
InscribedOn recto, engraved facsimile signature beneath image, "Jos. R. Hawley" / PRESIDENT U.S. CENTENNIAL COMMISSION"On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Joseph R. Hawley was editor of the Hartford Courant, a Civil War general, and Governor of Connecticut. He served as president of the United States Centennial Commission which organized the Centenniel Exposition, which took place in Philadelphia in 1876.
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William B. Lloyd
