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Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Engraving of Noah Webster

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0850 Author/Creator: Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: circa 1863 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; Order a Copy

One engraving of Noah Webster dated circa 1863. Full seated portrait of Webster, based on a portrait by Alonzo Chappel.

Webster, Noah, 1758-1843
Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887

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