Edward Everett.

• Price: $225.00
  

  SKU: 87098

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• ARTIST:

• MEDIUM: Chine-colle stipple and line engraving,

  DATE: 1858.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 15 1/4 x 11 3/8" (38.7 x 29 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: Painted by M. Wight. Engraved by H. Wright Smith. W.M. Miller, printed. Text below the image reads, "To the Ladies Mount Vernon Association of the Union this portrait is respectfully dedicated by the artist." <br><br> Edward Everett (1794-1865) was Whig politician from Massachusetts who served as a Representative, Senator, and diplomat in his lifetime. He graduated from Harvard University in 1811 and served as president of the university from 1846-1849, between political positions. He was a noted speaker at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where President Abraham Lincoln gave his infamous Gettysburg Address speech.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition save for some acid burning in upper left margin.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Portraits