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Creator Role

engraver

Description

The steel engraving depicts a portrait of Major General Hunter, Union general and president of the military commission trying the Abraham Lincoln assassination conspirators. The engraving is printed in black ink on off-white paper. It appears to have been torn from a bound volume.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

9 3/4 X 7 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper steel engraving

Inscription

Recto, below image, printed signature: D. Hunter.

Subjects

Hunter, David, 1802-1886; Portraits

Work Type

Engraving

Class

prints

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

5575

Digital ID

FVW_05575

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Oval Bust Portrait of Major General David Hunter

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