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Forrest, J.B., fl. 1813; Engraving of Oliver Hazard Perry

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0517 Author/Creator: Forrest, J.B., fl. 1813; Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Signed Date: circa 1813 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; Order a Copy

One engraving Oliver Hazard Perry dated circa 1813. Standing portrait Perry with his arm wrapped in a flag and ships sails behind him. Based on a painting by John Wesley Jarvis.

Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819
Forrest, J.B., fl. 1813
Jarvis, John Wesley, 1780-1840

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