Charles Mason – Antique Print
![Charles Mason, [no date recorded on caption card] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/cf/cf6f84f81693-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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A window into the past: Charles Mason, preserved in this antique engraving. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The caption card names this single engraving simply "Charles Mason," and the gallery places it among its Freemason subjects. The card records no date, and the credit to H. Wright Smith as engraver is unverified, so researchers should treat those details as open questions. Engravings with a personal name as the title are usually portraits, which were often made to circulate a notable man's likeness among friends, colleagues, and fraternal networks. Checking the sitter's identity against other sources would be the next step for anyone studying the sheet.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Notes | Engraving by H. Wright Smith. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,084 × 1,686 px · prints to 4 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-107569 |
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