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Durand, A.B. (fl. 1835) James Monroe

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04823.04 Author/Creator: Durand, A.B. (fl. 1835) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Engraving Signed Date: 1835 Pagination: 1 engraving ; b&w ; 14.5 x 11.5 cm. Order a Copy

Engraving of James Monroe, shown from waist up. Text beneath the image reads "Eng. by A.B. Durand, from the Painting by J. Vanderlyn in the City Hall New York." Features James Monroe's signature below the title. Text beneath signature reads "Entered according to the act of Congress in the year 1835 by James Herring, in the clerks office of the District Court of The Southern District of New York."

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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