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A three-quarter length portrait of the naval commander shown standing next to a flag amidst billowing smoke, a sailing ship in the distance at right. The print is based on a portrait by J.W. Jarvis (1816, Collection of New York City Hall), part of the series "American Heroes of the War of 1812."
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Title: Oliver Hazard Perry, U.S.N.
Series/Portfolio: The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans, vol. 1
Engraver:
John B. Forrest (British, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1814–1870 Hudson, New York)
Artist:
After John Wesley Jarvis (American (born England), South Shields 1780–1840 New York)
Publisher:
James Herring (American, 1794–1867)
Sitter:
Oliver Hazard Perry (American, South Kingstown, Rhode Island 1785–1819 Trinidad)
Date: 1854
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions:
Image: 4 7/16 × 3 9/16 in. (11.2 × 9 cm)
Sheet: 6 3/8 × 4 1/16 in. (16.2 × 10.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
Accession Number: 1986.1180.1690
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