The first prayer in Congress / painted by T.H. Matteson ; engraved on steel by H.S. Sadd. – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic print of The first prayer in Congress / painted by T.H. Matteson ; engraved on steel by H.S. Sadd. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The first prayer in Congress / painted by T.H. Matteson ; engraved on steel by H.S. Sadd.
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Rather than a battlefield or a signing, this print shows a quiet moment of devotion: the opening prayer of the Continental Congress, which met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia in September 1774. Tompkins H. Matteson painted the scene, and H.S. Sadd engraved it on steel as a mezzotint, published in New York by John Neale in 1848. The Episcopal clergyman Jacob Duché is traditionally credited with reading the prayers that morning, so the picture records how the delegates chose to begin their work before the Revolution had turned to war.
| Created / published | New York : Published by John Neale, 56 Carmine Street, c1848 ( printed by Neale & Pate) |
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| Medium | 1 print : mezzotint. |
| Genre | Mezzotints 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Title from item. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1848 by John Neale, in the Clerks Office of the U.S. Dirstrict Court for the Southern District of New York. |
| Subjects | United States.--Congress--1770-1780. Legislators--United States--1770-1780. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,221 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109370 |
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