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Samuel Adams, 1722-1803 – Historic Print

Samuel Adams, 1722-1803, [no date recorded on caption card] — antique engraving
Samuel Adams, 1722-1803, [no date recorded on caption card]. 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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Step back in time with Samuel Adams, 1722-1803, an antique engraving rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Samuel Adams, 1722-1803

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Samuel Adams, the Boston organizer who helped rally colonists against Parliament in the 1760s and 1770s, later signed the Declaration of Independence. This steel engraving by H.B. Hall reproduces a painting by Johnston, a method that let 19th-century publishers circulate portraits of Revolutionary leaders in books and periodicals. Steel plates held finer detail and survived longer print runs than copper, which helps explain why engravings like this were so common in that era. The caption card gives no date, so the year of publication remains unconfirmed.

Created / published[no date recorded on caption card]
Medium1 print : steel engraving.
NotesSteel engravng by H.B. Hall after painting by Johnston. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: A/P/P Index; BI; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,100 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-141545

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