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Smith, Henry Wright (b. 1828) Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10731 Author/Creator: Smith, Henry Wright (b. 1828) Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: circa 1860 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w ; 30 x 22 cm. Order a Copy

Bust portrait of Henry Knox. Engraved by H.W. Smith from a painting by Edward Savage.

Smith, Henry Wright, b. 1828
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Savage, Edward, 1761-1817

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