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[Mrs. William Ashley, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing left] – Vintage Photo Print

[Mrs. William Ashley, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing left], 1840 — antique engraving
[Mrs. William Ashley, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing left], 1840. Antique engraving from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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 antique engraving of [Mrs. William Ashley, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing left] brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Mrs. William Ashley, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing left]

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Shown seated and turned to the left in a three-quarter length pose, Mrs. William Ashley appears in this 1840 engraving made after a painting by J. Bostock. Engravers of the period often translated a painter's portrait into a black-and-white plate so the likeness could be printed in multiples and reach viewers who never saw the original canvas. Prints like this were popular with families and collectors who wanted affordable likenesses. Worth noticing is how the engraver built up fabric, shadow and light from fine lines rather than paint.

Created / published1840
Medium1 print : engraving.
GenrePortrait prints 1840.Engravings 1840.
NotesEngraved after J. Bostock.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,041 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-161161

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