Letters : Weldon, Pa., to John Sartain, 1859 May 6, 1893-1895, and undated.

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Letters : Weldon, Pa., to John Sartain, 1859 May 6, 1893-1895, and undated.

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7 items (together 11 p.) ; 21 x 13 cm.

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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 ...

Smith, William Russell, 1815-1896

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Painter, Russell Smith, was employed in 1844 Summer, to sketch for William Barton Rogers, professor at the University of Virginia and head of the Virginia Geological Survey. (see letter, Berkeley to Ricketts, 1974 April 24, filed with item). From the description of Painting of the University of Virginia from the toll gate, 1844. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 57620796 Russell Smith was a painter, born in Scotland, and immigrated to western Pennsylvania. His in...