Revd. Samuel Cooper D.D. / J. Norman sc. – Antique Wall Art
![Revd. Samuel Cooper D.D. / J. Norman sc., [Boston, Mass. : Norman & White, 1784 March] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b3/b32d8c3b4b0d-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.)
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This antique engraving of Revd. Samuel Cooper D.D. / J. Norman sc. 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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Revd. Samuel Cooper D.D. / J. Norman sc.
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Samuel Cooper was a Boston Congregational minister, and this engraving by J. Norman shows him as a frontispiece-style portrait in the March 1784 issue of The Boston Magazine, printed by Norman & White. Cooper (1725-1783) had been one of the most prominent clergymen in the city, known for his outspoken support of colonial rights before and during the Revolution. Portraits of this kind were a common feature of late eighteenth-century American periodicals, which used engraved likenesses of notable public figures to attract readers and lend prestige to their pages. The print appears opposite page 191 of the magazine, and it is listed in Donald Cresswell's checklist of Revolutionary-era graphics at the Library of Congress.
| Created / published | [Boston, Mass. : Norman & White, 1784 March] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1780-1790.Frontispieces 1780-1790.Periodical illustrations 1780-1790.Engravings 1780-1790. |
| Notes | Illus. in: The Boston magazine. Boston, Mass. : Norman & White, 1784 March, opp. p. 191. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 32. |
| Subjects | Cooper, Samuel,--1725-1783. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,327 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-122452 |
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