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Engraving of Jonathan Williams

One engraving of Jonathan Williams dated circa 1820. Half portrait of Williams.

GLC08878.1013

to Charles Lanman

Discusses Gilbert Stuart's portrait of Commodore James Lawrence, and informs that it would probably be worth $300 or more. Mentions some institutions that may be interested in acquiring it, like The Academy of Fine Arts, Congress, the City Council...

GLC05503.01

to Alfred Sully re: fashion in art

Sully writes "The taste for modern, and perhaps for ancient paintings is very changeable. The reign of a fashionable artist is short, and he does well who 'makes hay, while the sun shines'."

GLC07027