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Graphic Gallery of Men of the Time - Governor Ingersoll, of Connecticut

After a work by S. H. Waite American, 1832 - 1906

Date1873

MediumWood-engraving and letterpress; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 3/4 x 9 1/2in. (29.8 x 24.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 20 1/2 x 13 13/16in. (52.1 x 35.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund

DescriptionBust-length portrait of a man wearing eyeglasses, a vest, shirt, necktie, and coat. He has long sideburns. The portrait is surrounded by an oval frame, with stylized foliage in the corners. It forms part of the front page of The Daily Graphic for Friday, June 20, 1873.

Object number2010.464.0

InscribedOn recto, in black printer's ink, "THE DAILY GRAPHIC / AN ILLUSTRATED EVENING NEWSPAPER. / 39 & 41 PARK PLACE. / VOL. 1--NO. 94 NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1873. FIVE CENTS." Facsimile signature beneath portrait: "Charles R. Ingersoll"; letterpress title beneath portrait "GRAPHIC GALLERY OF MEN OF THE TIMES--GOVERNOR INGERSOLL, OF CONNECTICUT."

On verso, long letterpress text.NotesSubject Note: Charles Roberts Ingersoll (1821-1903) was born in New Haven and attended Yale College and Yale Law School. He was Governor of Connecticut from 1873-1877. (Finlay 11/27/2010)

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