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Johnson, Fry, & Co., fl. 1825-1873 Engraving of Washington Irving

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0327 Author/Creator: Johnson, Fry, & Co., fl. 1825-1873 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1861 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; Order a Copy

One engraving of Washington Irving dated 1861. Bust portrait of Irving. Painting by Alonzo Chappel, notation that it is based on a daguerreotype in possession of Irving's family.

Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887

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