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Sartain, John, 1808-1897 Engraving of Joseph Hopkinson.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02453.55 Author/Creator: Sartain, John, 1808-1897 Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: circa 1850 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w Height: 32.7 cm, Width: 23.2 cm Order a Copy

Adhered to scrapbook mount. Adhered to lower right is typed biographical note. Based on the ca. 1810 portrait by Thomas Sully.

Hopkinson, Joseph, 1770-1842
Sartain, John, 1808-1897

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