Engraving (7.5 wide x 12 inches) of full frontal view of Simon Cameron standing outdoors on a path with countryside and some distant buildings in the background. His left arm, akimbo, holds a cape draped over his lower arm. His right hand by his side, holds a top hat and a cane that touches the ground. He wears shiny shoes, a shiny button vest and bow tied at the neck. His signature appears in the center, below the engraving. To the left: " Printed by S. B. Waugh." To the right: " Engraved by J. Sartain."
Centered below his signature: "Senator of The United States From Pennsylvania/ From the Original Picture. Painted for & presented by his Personal Friends to/ General Cameron"
Provenance
The original oil painting by Samuel Bell Waugh from which this engraving was copied belongs to The Historical Society of Dauphin County and hangs in the Simon Cameron mansion in Harrisburg, PA.
Measurements above for entire piece. The engraving is 7.5 x 12 inches.
Condition
Poor
Condition Date
2023-03-30
Condition Notes
Entirely brown with large water-spotted area in upper right corner and side. Dark spot, upper left corner. Stain on lower left side. Lower right corner is only one in tact. Some small portions missing on all edges.
George Steinman Papers, Series 1 (MG0184_S01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/786b3ffc-7908-40de-9362-817467455650
George Steinman Papers, Series 2 (MG0184_S02) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7e11c6-f3ca-469c-891a-145832196710
Thaddeus Stevens Collection (MG0115)
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), George Steinman Papers (MG0184), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-184, Series 2
Other Number
MG-184, Series 2, Folder 20, Item 2
Classification
MG0184
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 14 October 2022.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Letter to Henry E. Johnston from George Ticknor Curtis
Description
Letter to Henry E. Johnston from George Ticknor Curtis stating that he was unable to include an engraving of Mrs. Johnston (or Miss Lane as she then was) in the first volume of Buchanan’s biography for various reasons. The book will be illustrated by two engravings of Buchanan, one by Sartain and another by Buttré, and by a woodcut of Wheatland. Typed on onion-skin paper with manuscript note at end. New York.
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
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Copyright
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBMS1995.357
Other Number
JBFP Part 2, Series 4, Subseries 1, Folder 37
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
Reproduction of an engraving of a portrait of Andrew Jackson. Appears to be from a book. "The Federal Union--it shall be preserved." Original portrait by W. J. Hubard. Engraved by J. Sartain.
George Steinman Papers, Series 1 (MG0184_S01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/786b3ffc-7908-40de-9362-817467455650
George Steinman Papers, Series 2 (MG0184_S02) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7e11c6-f3ca-469c-891a-145832196710
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), George Steinman Papers (MG0184), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-184, Series 2
Other Number
MG-184, Series 2, Folder 34, Item 1
Classification
MG0184
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database 9 February 2024.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
Copy of a portrait of Thaddeus Stevens on stiff paper. The name, "THADDEUS STEVENS," is below the portrait of Stevens' head and shoulders in an oval bordered with a strand of leaves. Stevens face and shirt are white against a darker background. Stevens' signature appears beneath the portrait in the lower right margin.
Directly beneath to portrait in tiny font on the left: "AFTER A PHOTOGRAPH FROM LIFE BY C. W. EBERMAN."
In the center: "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1867. By J. E. Barr, in the clerk's office of the district court of the U.S. for the eastern district of Pennsylvania./ Published by J.E.Barr, Lancaster, Penna."
Within that the framed portrait and signature measure 16.5" wide x 21.25 high.
Condition
Fair to Good
Condition Date
2023-07-24
Condition Notes
Brown acidification overall. Remnants of pieces of masking tape, 4 pieces on the back edges. On front, 2 remain, hard glue from one remains and the fourth was torn off. There is a 3-inch tear on bottom left edge. Brown lines indicate edges of mat when portrait was framed.
On back, brown border all around. The 15" x 20.5" area that is reverse of portrait is lighter in color since it had been taped/glued. The upper portion of the center piece shows many brown dots including some dark heavy blot-like stains, remnants of liquid? One cluster of these has soaked through to the front of the piece. There are indentations on all four sides from nails/tacks.
Engraving of Thaddeus Stevens, Artist Proof by John Sartain
Description
Print of Thaddeus Stevens; artist proof signed by John Sartain and Thaddeus Stevens; matted, some loss. Fair condition.
Additional information related to the print can be found in LancasterHistory library book 923.2 S846po. This book indicates that the print was taken from an 1862 photograph. The book also includes information advertising the print as well as testimonials from local newspapers and Stevens himself confirming the likeness. The letter (or a copy of it) from Stevens that is transcribed at the beginning of the book is folded into the back pages. A subscribers' list at the back of the booklet shows the 1867 price for the print: an artist's copy is $15. The booklet identifies the print as a steel engraving.
Provenance
John Sartain was an important nineteenth-century printmaker, who moved from England to the United States and is credited with pioneering mezzotint engraving in the United States.
