John Jay Cisco, 1806-1884 – Historic Print
![John Jay Cisco, 1806-1884, [no date recorded on caption card] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/7a/7a0e77a264b0-L.webp)
(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.)
Description
This rare antique engraving captures John Jay Cisco, 1806-1884 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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John Jay Cisco, 1806-1884
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John Jay Cisco (1806-1884) was a New York banker, and this steel engraving records his likeness in the fine, controlled line that the Bureau of Engraving and Printing was known for. Cisco's career centered on finance in New York City, where he worked as a banker and was active in the mercantile circles that shaped the city's economy in the nineteenth century. Steel plates allowed printers to produce sharp detail and long print runs, which made portraits like this one useful for banknotes, certificates and commemorative sheets. The record gives no date, so the engraving's exact moment of production is uncertain.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : steel engraving. |
| Notes | Steel engraving by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: A/P/P Index; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,274 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-142214 |
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