Engraved portrait of N. H. Swayne, man in judicial robes – Vintage Wall Art
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A window into the past: Engraved portrait of N. H. Swayne, man in judicial robes, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Engraved portrait of N. H. Swayne, man in judicial robes
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Judicial robes set this portrait apart from the war scenes around it, since the sitter is a man of the bench rather than a soldier or a battlefield. The record gives the name N. H. Swayne and the date 1918, but it does not say how the engraving was used or who made it. Engraved portraits of public men were commonly printed in periodicals and commemorative volumes, and the 1918 date places the work in the final months of the First World War, when such publications were still active. The board groups it under World War I, so it likely reflects how the wartime press and public life recorded the officials of the day.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 1,155 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 273_Food_is_ammunitiondont_1918 |
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