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Johnson, Fry, & Co., fl. 1825-1873 Engraving of Francis Hopkinson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0282 Author/Creator: Johnson, Fry, & Co., fl. 1825-1873 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; Order a Copy

One engraving of Francis Hopkinson dated 1862. Seated full length portrait of Hopkinson holding a pen. Based on a painting by Alonzo Chappel.

Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791
Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887

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