Francis Alexander Painter (2 results)
More imagesLydia Huntley Sigourney, Steel Engraved Portrait, With Facsimile Signature
Sigourney, Lydia Huntley, Subject / Francis Alexander, Painter
Language: English
Published by D. Rice and A. N. Hart, Philadelphia, 1859
Seller: Legacy Books II, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.Legacy Books II
Contact seller4-star sellerNo Binding. Condition: Good. Sized 7 x 10 inches, engraved by Charles Burt from the painting by Francis Alexander, with facsimile signature, faded damp stain noted at corner margin of portrait, minor foxing noted, apparently removed from The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans. Includes a 10-page biographical sketch. In plastic report cover. Charles Burt, Engraver (illustrator). …
More imagesMOUNTED SILVER GELATIN PHOTOGRAPH Of A YOUNG DICKENS, Seated at a Writing Table, Facing to His Left
Dickens, Charles [1812 - 1870] - Subject. Alexander, Francis [1800 - 1880] - Painter
Published by (n. d.), (n. p.)
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Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.Tavistock Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerCa mid-1880s. Verso blank. Image: 4-7/8" x 3-7/8". Mount: 12" x 10-1/16" "In 1827, Alexander moved to Boston where he soon became one of the city's leading portraitists, achieving honorary member status in the National Academy of Design in 1840. When Charles Dickens arrived in Boston in 1842 to commence his five-month tour of the U.S., Alexander was honored to be the first to paint his portrait." [MMFA website]. The painting of Dickens by Alexander currently resides in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Photograph with excellent detail, VG+. Mount shows modest edgewear [lacking lower left corner], light soiling & age-toning, overall, Very Good. Mount with penciled note in lower right corner: "From painting by Alexander, Boston 1842". Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve.…
