circa 1850
Sartain, John (1808-1897)
Title: Engraving of Joseph Hopkinson.
Adhered to scrapbook mount. Adhered to lower right is typed biographical note. Based on the ca. 1810 portrait by Thomas Sully.
GLC02453.55
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