John Brown.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

After a work byAfter a photograph by Martin M. Lawrence

Date1857-1859

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper in 4-ply mat

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 13/16 x 8 9/16in. (30 x 21.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 1/8 x 13in. (43.5 x 33cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionFull-length portrait of a man with a beard and mustache, standing with his hands in his pants pockets. He wears a coat, vest, shirt, trousers, and shoes. A piece of cloth is draped over an upholstered armchair at the left. At the right, a pile of paper, possibly a manuscript, and a book are on a table covered with a tablecloth. A rolled map is nearby. Another map, inscribed "MAP OF / KANSAS" hangs on the wall in the left background.

Object number1995.182.60

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "JOHN BROWN." Lithographed facsimile signature, lower right, "You Friend, / John Brown".
On verso, in black ink, upper left, "28 / #4". In pencil: lower center, "Dwr 3"; lower right, old and new accession numbers.NotesDate Note: This print probably dates from before the Harper's Ferry insurrection, since it does not allude to it. (Finlay 12/3/2002)

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