Materials . . .

from Jon Miller, Associate Professor of English, The University of Akron, Ohio, USA.

Portrait of Joseph Hopkinson (1770-1842)

MaljosephhopkinsonClick on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it with a scanner and an out-of-copyright book that I own. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: Edmund Clarence Stedman and Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, eds., A Library of American Literature: From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, vol. 4 (New York: Charles L. Webster, 1889) 259.

May 28, 2007 in Early American Literature, Engravings | Permalink

Portrait of Abigail Adams Smith (1765-1813)

MalabigailadamssmithClick on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it with a scanner and an out-of-copyright book that I own. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: Edmund Clarence Stedman and Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, eds., A Library of American Literature: From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, vol. 4 (New York: Charles L. Webster, 1889) 200.

May 21, 2007 in Early American Literature, Engravings | Permalink

Portrait of William Dunlap (1766-1839)

Malwilliamdunlap Click on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it with a scanner and an out-of-copyright book that I own. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: Edmund Clarence Stedman and Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, eds., A Library of American Literature: From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, vol. 4 (New York: Charles L. Webster, 1889) 208.

May 21, 2007 in Engravings | Permalink

Portrait of Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)

MalalexanderhamiltonClick on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it with a scanner and an out-of-copyright book that I own. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: Edmund Clarence Stedman and Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, eds., A Library of American Literature: From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, vol. 4 (New York: Charles L. Webster, 1889) 110.

May 14, 2007 in Early American Literature, Engravings | Permalink

Portrait of Susanna Rowson (1762-1824)

Malsusannarowson Click on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it with a scanner and an out-of-copyright book that I own. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: Edmund Clarence Stedman and Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, eds., A Library of American Literature: From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, vol. 4 (New York: Charles L. Webster, 1889) 176.

May 07, 2007 in American Literature 1, Early American Literature, Engravings | Permalink

Portrait of Harriet G. Hosmer (1830-1908)

Malharriethosmer Click on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it with a scanner and an out-of-copyright book that I own. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: James Parton, Horace Greeley, T.W. Higginson, et al., Eminent Women of the Age; Being Narratives of The Lives and Deeds of The Most Prominent Women of the Present Generation (Hartford: S.M. Betts, 1869) 567.

April 30, 2007 in Engravings | Permalink

Portrait of Clemence S. Lozier, M.D.

MalemmaloziermdClick on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it with a scanner and an out-of-copyright book that I own. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: James Parton, Horace Greeley, T.W. Higginson, et al., Eminent Women of the Age; Being Narratives of The Lives and Deeds of The Most Prominent Women of the Present Generation (Hartford: S.M. Betts, 1869) 517.

April 23, 2007 in Engravings | Permalink

Portrait of Anna Elizabeth Dickinson (1842-1932)

Malannaelizabethdickinson Click on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it with a scanner and an out-of-copyright book that I own. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: James Parton, Horace Greeley, T.W. Higginson, et al., Eminent Women of the Age; Being Narratives of The Lives and Deeds of The Most Prominent Women of the Present Generation (Hartford: S.M. Betts, 1869) 479.

April 16, 2007 in Engravings | Permalink

Portrait of Lucretia Mott (1793-1880)

MallucretiamottClick on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it with a scanner and an out-of-copyright book that I own. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: James Parton, Horace Greeley, T.W. Higginson, et al., Eminent Women of the Age; Being Narratives of The Lives and Deeds of The Most Prominent Women of the Present Generation (Hartford: S.M. Betts, 1869) 371.

April 09, 2007 in Engravings, Politics in American Literature | Permalink

Portrait of Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902)

Malelizabethcadystanton Click on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it with a scanner and an out-of-copyright book that I own. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: James Parton, Horace Greeley, T.W. Higginson, et al., Eminent Women of the Age; Being Narratives of The Lives and Deeds of The Most Prominent Women of the Present Generation (Hartford: S.M. Betts, 1869) 333.

April 02, 2007 in Engravings, Politics in American Literature | Permalink

Portrait of Margaret Fuller (1810-1850)

MalmargaretfullerClick on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it with a scanner and an out-of-copyright book that I own. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: James Parton, Horace Greeley, T.W. Higginson, et al., Eminent Women of the Age; Being Narratives of The Lives and Deeds of The Most Prominent Women of the Present Generation (Hartford: S.M. Betts, 1869) 173.

March 26, 2007 in Engravings, Thoreau, Emerson, and Their Circle | Permalink

Portrait of Emma Willard (1787-1870)

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Click on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it with a scanner and an out-of-copyright book that I own. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: James Parton, Horace Greeley, T.W. Higginson, et al., Eminent Women of the Age; Being Narratives of The Lives and Deeds of The Most Prominent Women of the Present Generation (Hartford: S.M. Betts, 1869) 332.

March 19, 2007 in Engravings | Permalink

Portrait of Royall Tyler (1757-1826)

Malroyalltyler Click on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it with a scanner and an out-of-copyright book that I own. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: Edmund Clarence Stedman and Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, eds., A Library of American Literature: From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, vol. 4 (New York: Charles L. Webster, 1889) 92.

March 15, 2007 in American Literature 1, Early American Literature, Engravings | Permalink

Portrait of Lydia Sigourney (1791-1865)

Mallydiasigourney Click on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it with a scanner and an out-of-copyright book that I own. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: James Parton, Horace Greeley, T.W. Higginson, et al., Eminent Women of the Age; Being Narratives of The Lives and Deeds of The Most Prominent Women of the Present Generation (Hartford: S.M. Betts, 1869) 84.

March 12, 2007 in American Women Poets, Engravings | Permalink

Portrait of Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810)

Malcharlesbrockdenbrown Click on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it with a scanner and an out-of-copyright book that I own. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: Edmund Clarence Stedman and Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, eds., A Library of American Literature: From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, vol. 4 (New York: Charles L. Webster, 1889) frontispiece.

March 01, 2007 in Early American Literature, Engravings | Permalink

Portrait of William Byrd

Ahwmbyrd Click on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it with a scanner and an out-of-copyright book that I own. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: Edmund Clarence Stedman and Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, eds., A Library of American Literature: From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, vol. 2 (New York: Charles L. Webster, 1889) 302.

February 19, 2007 in American Literature 1, Early American Literature, Engravings | Permalink

Portrait of Jonathan Edwards

Ahjnoedwards Click on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it with a scanner and an out-of-copyright book that I own. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: Edmund Clarence Stedman and Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, eds., A Library of American Literature: From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, new edition, vol. 2 (New York: William Evarts Benjamin, 1894) 374.

February 12, 2007 in Engravings | Permalink

Portrait of John Winthrop, scientist

Ahjohnwinthropscientist Click on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it with a scanner and an out-of-copyright book that I own. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: Edmund Clarence Stedman and Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, eds., A Library of American Literature: From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, new edition, vol. 2 (New York: William Evarts Benjamin, 1894) 438.

February 05, 2007 in Engravings | Permalink

Portrait of William Penn

Ahwmpenn Click on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it with a scanner and an out-of-copyright book that I own. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: Edmund Clarence Stedman and Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, eds., A Library of American Literature: From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, new edition, vol. 2 (New York: William Evarts Benjamin, 1894) 227.

January 29, 2007 in Engravings | Permalink

Portrait of Metacomet

Ahmetacomet Click on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it with a scanner and an out-of-copyright book that I own. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: Edmund Clarence Stedman and Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, eds., A Library of American Literature: From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, new edition, vol. 2 (New York: William Evarts Benjamin, 1894) 64.

January 22, 2007 in Engravings | Permalink

Portrait of Joel Barlow

Ahjoelbarlow Click on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it by scanning my copy of the original. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: Edmund Clarence Stedman and Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, eds., A Library of American Literature: From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, vol. 4 (New York: Charles L. Webster, 1889) 46.

January 15, 2007 in Engravings | Permalink

Portrait of Samuel Sewall

AhbigsamuelsewallClick on the thumbnail to enlarge. This image file is in the public domain. I created it by scanning my copy of the original. Use it as you please. Source of the original image: Edmund Clarence Stedman and Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, eds., A Library of American Literature: From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, vol. 2 (New York: Charles L. Webster, 1889) 188.

January 08, 2007 in American Literature 1, Early American Literature, Engravings | Permalink

Captain Smith and Pocahontas (mezzotint)

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Click on the image for a larger version. For an even larger file of this scanned mezzotint, use the link in the extended body of this post.

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August 26, 2006 in Engravings | Permalink | Comments (0)

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