ENGRAVING ON PAPER OF JEFFERSON DAVIS, A BUST PORTRAIT FACING LEFT, WEARING A SUIT AND BOWTIE.
Paris: 1862. Engraving on paper, 16-1/2" x 22-1/2"; image 8" x 10-3/4" . Beneath image is the caption: "Metzmacher del et sc./ 1862." Minimal edgewear. Fine.
Pierre Guillaume Metzmacher [born 1815], a French engraver, was active from about 1845-1872. This variant, unlike the copy at the National Portrait Gallery and the institutions cited below, does not have Jefferson Davis's name below the image; and it has no imprint information. According to the National Portrait Gallery's website, Metzmacher's portrait was a "copy after Mathew B. Brady."
OCLC 39775012 [1- Lib. VA], 894524149 [1- U So. Car.] as of July 2023. Item #39362
Price: $450.00
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