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Rosenthal Phila。 1888 after Painting by C。 W。 Peale。〃 The Peale painting is in Independence Hall。 24。 Richard Bassett; Emmet 9487; inscribed 〃Albert Rosenthal。〃 There was also a painting by Rosenthal in Independence Hall。 While similar in type; they are not identical。 They vary in physiognomy and arrangement of hair。 There is nothing in the Emmet correspondence about this portrait。 25。 Jacob Broom。 There is no portrait and no information in the Emmet correspondence。 MARYLAND 26。 James McHenry; Emmet 9490; inscribed 〃Etched by Albert Rosenthal Phila。 1888。〃 Rosenthal also painted a portrait for Independence Hall 〃after Saint…Memin。〃 They are not alike。 The etching faces three…quarters to the right; whilst the St。 Memin is a profile portrait。 In January; 1885; Henry F。 Thompson; of Baltimore; wrote to Dr。 Emmet: 〃If you wish them; you can get Portraits and Memoirs of James McHenry and John E。 Howard from their grandson J。 Howard McHenry whose address is No。 48 Mount Vernon Place; Baltimore。〃 27。 Daniel of St。 Thomas Jenifer; Emmet 9494; inscribed 〃Etched by Albert Rosenthal Phila。 1888 after Trumbull。〃 Rosenthal also painted a portrait for Independence Hall。 They are not identical。 A drawn visage is presented in the latter。 In January; 1885; Henry F。 Thompson of Baltimore; wrote to Dr。 Emmet: 〃Mr。 Daniel Jenifer has a Portrait of his Grand Uncle Daniel of St。 Thomas Jenifer and will be glad to make arrangements for you to get a copy of it 。 。 。 。 His address is No。 281 Linden Ave; Baltimore。〃 In June; of the same year; Simon Gratz wrote to Emmet: 〃The Dan。 of St。 Thos。 Jenifer is so bad; that I am almost afraid to give it to Rosenthal。 Have you a better photograph of this man (from the picture in Washington 'sic。'); spoken of in one of your letters?〃 28。 Daniel Carroll; Emmet 9492; inscribed 〃Etched by Albert Rosenthal; Phila。 1888。〃 Henry F。 Thompson; of Baltimore; in January; 1885; wrote to Dr。 Emmet: 〃If you will write to Genl。 John Carroll No。 61 Mount Vernon Place you can get a copy of Mr。 Carroll's (generally known as Barrister Carroll) Portrait。〃 VIRGINIA 29。 John Blair; Emmet 9500; inscribed 〃Albert Rosenthal Etcher。〃 He also painted a portrait for Independence Hall。 The two are of the same type but not alike。 The etching is a younger looking picture。 There is no evidence in the Emmet correspondence。 30。 James Madison; Jr。; Emmet 9502; inscribed 〃Etched by Albert Rosenthal Phila。 1888 after Painting by G。 Stuart。〃 Stuart painted several paintings of Madison; as shown in Mason; Life of Stuart; pp。 218…9。 Possibly the Rosenthal etching was derived from the picture in the possession of the Coles family of Philadelphia。 NORTH CAROLINA 31。 William Blount; Emmet 9504; inscribed 〃Etched by Albert Rosenthal Phila。 1888。〃 He also painted a portrait for Independence Hall。 The two are alike。 In November; 1885; Moses White; of Knoxville; Tenn。; wrote thus: Genl。 Marcus J。 Wright; published; last year; a life of Win。 Blount; which contains a likeness of him 。 。 。 。 This is the only likeness of Gov。 Blount that I ever saw。〃 This letter was written to Mr。 Bathurst L。 Smith; who forwarded it to Dr。 Emmet。 32。 Richard Dobbs Spaight; Emmet 9506; inscribed 〃Etched by Albert Rosenthal Phila。 1887。〃 In Independence Hall is a portrait painted by James Sharpless。 On comparison these two are of the same type but not alike。 The etching presents an older facial appearance。 On November 8; 1886; Gen。 John Meredith Read; writing from Paris; said he had found in the possession of his friend in Paris; J。 R。 D。 Shepard; 〃St。 Memin's engraving of his great…grandfather Governor Spaight of North Carolina。〃 In 1887 and 1888; Dr。 Emmet and Mr。 Gratz were jointly interested in having Albert Rosenthal engrave for them a portrait of Spaight。 On December 9; 1887; Gratz wrote to Emmet: 〃Spaight is worthy of being etched; though I can scarcely agree with you that our lithograph is not a portrait of the M。 O。 C。 Is it taken from the original Sharpless portrait; which hangs in our old State House? 。 。 。 However if you are sure you have the right man in the photograph sent; we can afford to ignore the lithograph。〃 33。 Hugh Williamson; Emmet 9508; inscribed 〃Etched by Albert Rosenthal after Painting by J。 Trumbull Phila。 1888;〃 Rosenthal also painted a copy 〃after John Wesley Jarvis〃 for Independence Hall。 The two are undoubtedly from the same original source。 The Emmet correspondence presents no information on this subject。 SOUTH CAROLINA 34。 John Rutledge; Emmet 9510; inscribed 〃Etched by Albert Rosenthal Phila。 1888 after J。 Trumbull。〃 The original painting was owned by the Misses Rutledge; of Charleston; S。 C。 35。 Charles Cotesworth Pinckney; Emmet 9519; inscribed 〃Etched by Albert Rosenthal Phila。 1888。 Painting by Trumbull。〃 An oil miniature on wood was painted by Col。 John Trumbull; in 1791; which is in the Yale School of Fine Arts。 Pinckney was also painted by Gilbert Stuart and the portrait was owned by the family at Runnymeade; S。 C。 Trumbull's portrait shows a younger face。 36。 Charles Pinckney; Emmet 9514; inscribed 〃Etched by Albert Rosenthal Phila。 1888。〃 He also painted a portrait for Independence Hall。 They are alike。 In the Emmet correspondence the following information; furnished to Dr。 Emmet; is found: 〃Chas。 PinckneyMr。 Henry L。 Pinckney of Stateburg 'S。 C。' has a picture of Gov。 Pinckney。〃 The owner of this portrait was a grandson of the subject。 On January 12; 1885; P。 G。 De Saussure wrote to Emmet: 〃Half an hour ago I received from the Photographer two of the Pictures 'one being' Charles Pinckney copied from a portrait owned by Mr。 L。 Pinckneywho lives in Stateburg; S。 C。〃 The owner had put the portrait at Dr。 Emmet's disposal; in a letter of December 4; 1884; in which he gave its dimensions as 〃about 3 ft。 nearly square;〃 and added; 〃it is very precious to me。〃 37。 Pierce Butler; Emmet 9516; inscribed 〃Etched by Albert Rosenthal Phila。 1888。〃 He also painted a portrait for Independence Hall。 They are dissimilar and dubious。 Three letters in the Emmet correspondence refer to the Butler portraiture。 On January 31; 1887; Mrs。 Sarah B。 Wister; of Philadelphia; wrote to Dr。 Emmet: 〃I enclose photograph copies of two miniatures of Maj。 Butler wh。 Mr。 Louis Butler 'a bachelor then over seventy years old living in Paris; France' gave me not long ago: I did not know of their existence until 1882; & never heard of any likeness of my great…grandfather; except an oil…portrait wh。 was last seen more than thirty years ago in a lumber room in his former house at the n。 w。 corner of 8th & Chestnut streets 'Phila。'; since then pulled down。〃 On February 8th; Mrs。 Wister wrote: 〃I am not surprised that the two miniatures do not strike you as being of the same person。 Yet I believe there is no doubt of it; my cousin had them from his father who was Maj。 Butler's son。 The more youthful one is evidently by a poor artist; & therefore probably was a poor likeness。〃 In her third letter to Dr。 Emmet; on April 5; 1888; Mrs。 Wister wrote: 〃I sent you back the photo。 from the youthful miniature of Maj。 Butler & regret very much that I have no copy of the other left; but four sets were made of wh。 I sent you one & gave the others to his few living descendants。 I regret this all the more as I am reluctant to trust the miniature again to a photographer。 I live out of town so that there is some trouble in sending & calling for them; (I went personally last time; & there are no other likenesses of my great grandfather extant。〃 GEORGIA 38。 William Few; Emmet 9518; inscribed 〃Etched by Albert Rosenthal Phila。 1888。〃 He also painted a portrait 〃after John Ramage;〃 for Independence Hall。 They are identical。 39。 Abraham Baldwin; Emmet 9520; inscribed〃 Etched by Albert Rosenthal Phila。 1888。〃 There is also a painting 〃after Fulton〃 in Independence Hall。 They are of the same type but not exactly alike; yet likely from the same original。 The variations may be just artist's vagaries。 There is no information in the Emmet correspondence。 40。 William Jackson; Secretary; Emmet 9436; inscribed 〃Etched by Albert Rosenthal Phila。 1888 after Painting by J。 Trumbull。〃 Rosenthal also painted a copy after Trumbull for Independence Hall。 They are identical。
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