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Wellstood, William, (1819-1900) [Portraits of Notable People]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0111 Author/Creator: Wellstood, William, (1819-1900) Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; 15.5 x 24 cm. Order a Copy

One untitled engraving circa 1861-1877. Portraits of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, Samuel Jackson Randall, Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Thomas F. Bayard, James Burnie Beck, Augustus Garland, and Benjamin Harvey Hill. Engraved by William Wellstood.

Lamar, Lucius Q. C. (Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus), 1797-1834
Bayard, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1828-1898
Randall, Samuel Jackson, 1828-1890
Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883
Beck, James Burnie, 1822-1900
Hill, Benjamin Harvey, 1823-1882
Garland, Augustus H., 1832-1899
Wellstood, William, 1819-1900

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