Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. photograph collection

Wood, George Bacon, 1832-1910.

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Silhouette artist, portrait artist; Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of George Bacon Wood silhouette book, [ca. 1860]-1924. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515745 ...

Pennsylvania State Capitol.

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James S. Earle & Son.

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Artists' Fund Society.

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Sartain family.

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United States Sanitary Commission

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The United States Sanitary Commission (USSC) was a private relief agency created by federal legislation on June 18, 1861, to support sick and wounded soldiers of the United States Army (Federal / Northern / Union Army) during the American Civil War. It operated across the North, raised an estimated $25 million in Civil War era revenue (assuming 1865 dollars, $422.66 million in 2021) and in-kind contributions to support the cause, and enlisted thousands of volunteers. The president was Henry Whit...

Great Central Fair for the U.S. Sanitary Commission (1864 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Sartain, John, 1808-1897

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Engraver, portrait and miniature painter John Sartain was born in London in 1808 and moved to the United States in 1830 after a seven year apprenticeship to London engraver John Swaine. Besides his banknote and portrait engraving, Sartain was noted for his magazine engravings. In 1849 he began his own magazine, entitled Sartain's Union Magazine of Letters and Art, but ceased its publication three years later due to financial troubles. Sartain was also the director of the Pennsylvania Academy of ...

James S. Earle & Son.

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Sartain, Samuel, 1830-1906

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Artists' Fund Society.

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Richards, Frederick de Bourg, 1822-1903.

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Wood, George Bacon, 1832-1910.

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George Bacon Wood was a Quaker artist and photographer. His uncle, George Wood, could be George Wood, lawyer and spokesperson for the "Orthodox" branch in the Trenton trial, 1789-1860. From the description of ALsS, 1853 Russia to "dear Uncle" [George Wood] / Geo. B. Wood. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 60384734 ...

Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916

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Realist painter Thomas Eakins was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1844. He was encouraged by his parents to develop his talent in art, and in 1862 he entered the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Also during this period Eakins developed an interest in anatomy, revealed later in the realistically detailed Gross Clinic, painted in 1875. In 1866 he moved to Paris, where he studied painting with Jean-Léon Gérôme at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts for three years, and briefly with sculptor Augustin-...

Richards, William Trost, 1833-1905

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William Trost Richards (1833-1905) was a marine and landscape painter in Newport, R.I. and Germantown, Pa. From the description of William Trost Richards exhibition list and photograph, 1914. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 710020348 Marine artist. From the description of Letters : Germantown, Pa., Newport, R.I., to Samuel Sartain, 1865 Sept. 5, 1898 May 29, 1904 Dec. 5, and 1905 Feb. 18. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28489765 From the descript...

Sartain family.

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Waugh, Samuel Bell (American painter, 1814-1885)

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Pennsylvania academy of the fine arts

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Art school; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From the description of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts exhibition catalog, 1921 and 1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553237 The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is an art academy and museum, founded in 1805 in Philadelphia, Pa. Exhibitions and classes began in 1811. Notable academy instructors and students have included Thomas Eakins, Cecilia Beaux, William Merritt Chase, Violet Oakley, Henry O. Tanner, Rembra...

Williams, Isaac, 1817-1895.

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Moran, Edward, 1829-1901

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Edward Moran (d.1852), Irish anthologist and journalist, was sub-editor of The Globe in London for some years in the 1830s. A few letters are addressed to J. Gorton, possibly another of The Globe 's sub-editors. From the guide to the Edward Moran: Letters regarding, The Globe, 1832-1834, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives) ...

Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872

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Artist Thomas Sully was born in London, although his actor parents soon emigrated to the United States. A trip back to England to study painting expanded his horizons, and upon his return to the United States he developed a reputation as a first rate painter. He specialized in portraits, especially portraits of women, and painted full-length portraits of many public and private figures. He is perhaps most closely associated with his portrait of Queen Victoria and for his painting, Washington cro...

Pennsylvania State Capitol.

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Sartain, Emily, 1841-1927

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Lambdin, James Reid, 1807-1889

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James Reid Lambdin was born on May 10, 1807, in Pittsburgh, Pa. He was the son of James and Prudence Lambdin and the brother of Samuel H. Lambdin. He moved to Philadelphia, Pa. in 1823 to pursue a career as an artist under the tutelage of Thomas Sully. He returned to Pittsburgh by 1826 and opened the Pittsburgh Museum of Natural History and Gallery of Fine Art, modeled after Charles Willson Peale's museum in Philadelphia. His collection, which included over fifty paintings and 400 fossils, was w...

Moran, John, 1831-1903

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Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872

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Thomas Buchanan Read, American poet. From the description of Material relating to Thomas Buchanan Read's poem "Sheridan's ride," 1860-1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81915003 From the description of Material relating to Thomas Buchanan Read's poem "Sheridan's ride," 1860-1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702164946 American poet, painter, and sculptor. From the description of Sheridan's ride : autograph manuscript copy of the poem signed, [1865 or...

Rothermel, Peter Frederick, 1812-1895

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Painter, art instructor. Born Pennsylvania; active in many Philadelphia art organizations. Best known work "Battle of Gettysburg." From the description of Peter Frederick Rothermel receipt, 1862-1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552815 Painter, art instructor. Born Pennsylvania; active in many Philadelphia art organizations. Best known work "Battle of Gettysburg." From the description of Peter Frederick Rothermel papers, 1844-1895. ...

Sartain, William, 1843-1924

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Painter; Philadelphia, Pa. Came from a noted family of engravers and painters. From the description of William Sartain autobiographical sketch, 1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82921674 ...

Peale, Rembrandt, 1778?-1860

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Rembrandt and Harriet Peale (née Cany) were painters; Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Rembrandt and Harriet Peale papers, 1824-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81263030 From the description of Printed material relating to Rembrandt Peale, 1830-1862 [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80271418 Peale, from a family of artists, was a portrait, miniature and historical painter. From the description of Notes of the Painting Room. (Winte...

Lewis, Edmund Darch, 1835-1910

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Landscape painter; Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Edmund Darch Lewis sketches, 1860-[ca. 1890]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122454798 ...

Library Company of Philadelphia. Print Department

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Archive repository; Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. photograph collection, [ca. 1850]-1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 744429716 From the description of Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. photograph collection, [ca. 1850]-1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122370533 ...