Lot 345
**Originally Listed At $150**
John Sartain (British/American, 1808-1897) and William E. Tucker (American, 1801-1857) after Thomas Sully, Jr. (1808-1897). Mezzotint and stipple on cream wove paper. Ca. 1850s. An original engraving of the 9th President of the United States, William Henry Harrison. In the full-length portrait, he wears a fine suit and cloak over a white shirt with a black cravat, and stands proudly before a colonnade, holding a document, facing right, with a writing table and billowing curtain to his right, and the White House in the distance. Sartain is known as the "father of mezzotint engraving" in the United States. He popularized this sophisticated printmaking process when he emigrated to the US from England in 1830. Notice the rich textural quality of Sartain's work; it certainly makes for a beautiful aesthetic quality. William E. Tucker was a Philadelphian who had a strong reputation for his fine engraving technique as well. Size: 22.5" L x 16" W (57.2 cm x 40.6 cm)
Text below image and surrounding image of the Bald Eagle with the American crest reads, "FROM AN ORIGINAL PAINTING BY THOMAS SULLY JR." / W.H. Harrison (signature) / ENGRAVED BY SARTAIN & TUCKER / PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES / This Print is respectfully dedicated to the American People by William E. Tucker & Charles W. Bendeul / Inaugurated March 4th 1841 / Born Febr. 9th 1773 Died April 4th 1841 / Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1841 by Wm. E. Tucker and Chas. W. Bender
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Provenance: private Lucille Lucas collection, Crested Butte, Colorado, USA
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- Condition: Expected toning to paper. Engraving is attached to mat which has a few tears and handwritten notes as shown. Small tear/loss to lower edge and tears/losses to lower left edge showing tape marks - but the image is still strong.
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