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Artist
John Sartain, 24 Oct 1808 - 25 Oct 1897
Copy after
Henry Sartain
Sitter
John Sartain, 24 Oct 1808 - 25 Oct 1897
Date
1861
Type
Print
Medium
Mezzotint and engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 17.6 × 13 cm (6 15/16 × 5 1/8")
Sheet: 23.8 × 16.5 cm (9 3/8 × 6 1/2")
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Artist's Effects\Engraving tool
Self-portrait
John Sartain: Visual Arts\Artist
John Sartain: Male
John Sartain: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker\Engraver
John Sartain: Journalism and Media\Magazine editor
John Sartain: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution