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Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Engraving of James Otis

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0421 Author/Creator: Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; Order a Copy

One engraving of James Otis dated 1862. Standing portrait of Otis. Based on painting by Alonzo Chappel.

Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887
Otis, James, 1725-1783

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