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Washington Allston

After Alonzo Chappel American
Publisher Johnson, Fry & Company American
Sitter Washington Allston American
1863
Not on view
Chappel's portrait of the influential painter Washington Allstron was engraved for "National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans," accompanied in the related volume by a biography by E.A. Duyckinck (1816–1878), the series published by Johnson, Fry & Company, New York.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Washington Allston
  • Artist: After Alonzo Chappel (American, New York 1828–1887 Middle Island, New York)
  • Publisher: Johnson, Fry & Company (New York)
  • Sitter: Washington Allston (American, Georgetown, South Carolina 1779–1843 Cambridgeport, Massachusetts)
  • Date: 1863
  • Medium: Steel engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 5/8 × 7 15/16 in. (27 × 20.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Donato Esposito, 2013
  • Object Number: 2013.609.15
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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