Eli Whitney
PrintmakerEngraved by
David C. Hinman
After a work byAfter a work by
Charles Bird King
American, 1785 - 1862
Dateabout 1840
MediumEngraving; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 3/4 x 3 3/4in. (9.5 x 9.5cm)
Platemark (height x width): 9 3/8 x 6in. (23.8 x 15.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 1/2 x 9 1/4in. (29.2 x 23.5cm)
Platemark (height x width): 9 3/8 x 6in. (23.8 x 15.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 1/2 x 9 1/4in. (29.2 x 23.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a man seated in an armchair. He is wearing a coat, vest, shirt, and stock.
Object number2009.51.0
InscribedOn recto, engraved facsimile signature beneath image, "Eli Whitney"On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
Charles Bird King
October 1832
