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Sartain, John, 1808-1897 Engraving of John Lothrop Motley.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02453.66 Author/Creator: Sartain, John, 1808-1897 Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: circa 1880 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w Height: 26.5 cm, Width: 15.3 cm Order a Copy

Adhered to scrapbook mount. Below image reads, "On steel by John Sartain Phila. after Photograph from life"

Motley, John Lothrop, 1814-1877
Sartain, John, 1808-1897

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