John Hancock. From the original Picture by Chappel, in the possession of the Publishers by Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887

1872. Steel engraving. 175mm by 125mm (image only) 275mm by 205mm (sheet). Printed facsimile signature below the image. Frances Sargent Osgood (1811-1850) was an American poet and one of the most popular women writers during her time and was also famous for her exchange of romantic poems with Edgar Allan Poe.Alonzo Chappel was an American artist who depicted many historical scenes and portraits.

1872. Steel engraving. 175mm by 125mm (image only) 275mm by 205mm (sheet). Printed facsimile signature below the image. Mary Somerville (1780-1872) was a Scottish 19th century pioneer woman mathematician and scientist.Alonzo Chappel was an American artist who depicted many historical scenes and portraits. Right hand margin has a very short tear.

1870. Steel-engraving. 180mm by 140mm (image) 275mm by 205mm (sheet). John Bright (1811-1889), Quaker, was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, associated with Richard Cobden in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League. He was one of the greatest orators of his generation, and a strong critic of British foreign policy. The town of Bright, Victoria, Australia, is named after him.Faint mark in background.

1872. Steel engraving. 175mm by 125mm (image only) 275mm by 205mm (sheet). Printed facsimile signature below the image. Anna Brownell Jameson (1794 - 1860) was a British writer, feminist and art historian.Alonzo Chappel was an American artist who depicted many historical scenes and portraits.

1872. Steel engraving. 175mm by 125mm (image only) 275mm by 205mm (sheet). Printed facsimile signature below the image. Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (1731-1802) was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Although the title was not coined until after her death, Martha Washington is considered to be the first First Lady of the United States. Alonzo Chappel was an American artist who depicted many historical scenes and portraits.Some surface soiling and a couple of short tears on right hand side, one entering the image by 3mm.

1872. Steel engraving. 175mm by 125mm (image only) 275mm by 205mm (sheet). Printed facsimile signature below the image. Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli (1810 - 1850), commonly known as Margaret Fuller, was an American journalist, critic, and women's rights advocate associated with the American transcendentalism movement. She was the first full-time American female book reviewer in journalism. Her book Woman in the Nineteenth Century is considered the first major feminist work in the United States.Alonzo Chappel was an American artist who depicted many historical scenes and portraits.

1872. Steel engraving. 175mm by 125mm (image only) 275mm by 205mm (sheet). Printed facsimile signature below the image. Marie-Anne Charlotte de Corday d'Armont (1768 - 1793), known as Charlotte Corday, was a figure of the French Revolution. In 1793, she was executed under the guillotine for the assassination of Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat.Alonzo Chappel was an American artist who depicted many historical scenes and portraits.

1870. Steel-engraving. 185mm by 133mm (image only). Printed facsimile signature below the image. Maria Edgeworth (1768 - 1849) was a prolific Anglo-Irish writer of adults' and children's literature. She was one of the first realist writers in children's literature and was a significant figure in the evolution of the novel in Europe.

1872. Steel engraving. 175mm by 125mm (image only) 275mm by 205mm (sheet). Printed facsimile signature below the image. Harriet Martineau (1802-1876) was an English social theorist and Whig writer, often cited as the first female sociologist.'She suggested many remedies to cure the ills of the Colonial emigration system. See her series of tracts 'Illustrations of Political Economy' especially part 10, 'Homes Abroad', pub. 1832, 12mo. being an account of farm labourers who emigrated to Van Diemen's Land.'Ref : Portraits of the famous and Infamous, Nan Kivell and Spence.Alonzo Chappel was an American artist who depicted many historical scenes and portraits.

New York : Johnson, Fry & Company, 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. Poorly bound copy with wear, tear and dust-dulling as with age. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 2 v. : fronts., ports., facsims. ; 28 cm. Notes; Added t.-p., engraved. Includes bibliographical references. Subjects; Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887). United States � Biography. United States � Biography � Dictionaries. Portraits � U.S.A. Genres; Biography. Illustrated.