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Prud'homme, John Francis Eugene (1800-1892) Engraving of Dolley Madison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02231.02 Author/Creator: Prud'homme, John Francis Eugene (1800-1892) Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: circa 1830-1880 Pagination: 1 engraving : col. ; 26 x 16.5 cm Order a Copy

Hand colored portrait engraving of a middle-age Dolley Madison, drawn by J. Herring after J. Wood.

Prud'homme is the engraver.

Prud'homme, John Francis Eugene, 1800-1892
Madison, Dolley, 1768-1849

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