The gallery of illustrious Americans : containing the portraits and biographical sketches of twenty-four of the most eminent citizens of the American republic, since the death of Washington / from daguerrotypes by Brady ; engraved by D'Avignon ; C. Edward

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Description

Title: The gallery of illustrious Americans : containing the portraits and biographical sketches of twenty-four of the most eminent citizens of the American republic, since the death of Washington / from daguerrotypes by Brady ; engraved by D'Avignon ; C. Edward
Alternative Title: Gift book of the Republic
Creator: Lester, C. Edwards (Charles Edwards), 1815-1890
Contributor: Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896
Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850
D'Avignon, F
Mellon, Paul--Ownership
Published / Created: 1850
Publication Place: New York :
Publisher: M.B. Brady, F. D'Avignon, C.E. Lester,
Description: BEIN 2003 Folio 79: From the library of Paul Mellon.
Contains only twelve portraits and biographical sketches. According to Sabin, the work was finished in 1856.
General Zachary Taylor -- John Caldwell Calhoun -- Daniel Webster -- Silas Wright -- Henry Clay -- John Charles Fremont -- John James Audubon -- William Hickling Prescott -- General Winfield Scott -- Millard Fillmore -- William Ellery Channing -- Lewis Cass.
Extent: 26 leaves, 12 leaves of plates : ports ; 52 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: 2003 Folio 79

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: mixed material
Genre: Portraits
Subject (Geographic): United States--Biography
United States--Portraits
Subject (Name): Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896
Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850
D'Avignon, F
Mellon, Paul--Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 6278499
Object ID (OID): 14796174