[Album of original documents and correspondence pertaining to the engraving of Edward Savage's "The Washington Family"]. [ca. 1892]

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[Album of original documents and correspondence pertaining to the engraving of Edward Savage's "The Washington Family"]. [ca. 1892]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84665856

Contains the original manuscript receipt made out by Edward Savage to Colonel Clement Biddle for the four copies of the print ordered by George Washington. In addition, it includes letters to Avery from Moses Kimball, John Sartain and Charles Savage as well as newspaper clippings and a photograph of the artist.

[26] leaves : port ; 28 cm.

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Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904

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American artist, connoisseur, and art dealer, born Mar. 17, 1822 in New York City; died there on Aug. 11, 1904. Avery began his career as an engraver on copper and wood, then established himself as an art dealer in 1865, making annual purchasing trips to Europe each year between 1871 and 1882. He personally knew many American and European artists, whose works he bought, sold and publicized. Avery's connoisseurship was responsible for the formation of numerous private art collections in New York,...

Savage, Charles H.

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Kimball, Moses, 1809-1895

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Moses Kimball. Born Newburyport, Mass. Owner and manager, Boston Museum. Massachusetts State Representative. 1895. Died Brookline, Mass. From the description of Letters received, 1840-1878. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 8204489 ...

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

National Gallery of Art (U.S.)

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Art museum; Washington, D.C. From the description of National Gallery of Art exhibition catalog, 1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553233 ...

Biddle, Clement, 1740-1814

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Revolutionary patriot. From the description of Document signed : [n.p.], 1792 July 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874585 Army officer and merchant. From the description of Clement Biddle correspondence, 1786. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450649 Biddle informs Wharm that he is going to advertise in Washington and Philadelphia newspapers for a missing letter he sent to Wharm containing two certificates of transfer to General Pinckney. ...

Savage, Edward, 1761-1817

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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 ...