Sartain, John, 1808-1897 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material].

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Sartain, John, 1808-1897 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/198892118

The folder may include clippings, announcements, small exhibition catalogs, and other ephemeral items.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library

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Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library

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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 ...