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Stauffer, David M., 1845-1913 [Watercolor sketches by Stauffer, portraits of men]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07713.02.17 Author/Creator: Stauffer, David M., 1845-1913 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope. Height: 27 cm, Width: 21.5 cm Order a Copy

Four pages extracted from Stauffer's sketchbook. Consists of watercolor sketches of a men; some are rough and others have been colored in. First page identifies the subjects of the portraits as "Jac. Grosse," "P.P. Todd," and "J.C.S." The last page features a man in a black coat and top hat as G.D. Miller.

Stauffer, David M., 1845-1913
Miller, G.D., fl. 1877

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