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Lot 85
Two Engraved Portraits of American Luminaries
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
The first an engraving of industrialist Peter Cooper by A. H. Ritchie inscribed Peter Cooper May 31st 1882, presented in its likely original gilt wooden frame (DOA 9 x 9 in.) (Some light staining in the fields, bold inscription; wear and chips to the frame's finish). the second engraving circa 1920s, depicting an idealized George Washington, pencil signed in the lower margin by engraver Timothy Cole and artist Wilford S. Conrow. Presented in wooden frame. (DOA 20.5 x 16.25 in.) (light age toning).

Private Collection