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National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans, Vol. I

Author Evert Augustus Duyckinck American
Publisher Johnson, Fry & Co. American
1861
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  • Title: National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans, Vol. I
  • Author: Evert Augustus Duyckinck (American, 1816–1878)
  • Artist: Alonzo Chappel (American, New York 1828–1887 Middle Island, New York)
  • Publisher: Johnson, Fry & Co. (American, New York)
  • Date: 1861
  • Medium: Illustrations: engraving
  • Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 9 1/16 x 2 9/16 in. (28.5 x 23 x 6.5 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1963
  • Object Number: 63.698.69
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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