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Wilcox, J. A. J., line engraving on steel, 1883.

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Nathaniel Hawthorne collection of papers, 1694-1931 bulk (1817-1864)

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Title
Wilcox, J. A. J., line engraving on steel, 1883.
Names
Wilcox, John Angel James, b. 1835 (Engraver)
Collection

Nathaniel Hawthorne collection of papers, 1694-1931 bulk (1817-1864)

Portraits and Pictorial Works

Portraits

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1883
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Hawthorne, N.
Shelf locator: NH ALS to Pres't James Buchanan Jan 31 1857
Topics
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
Genres
Portraits
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Ownership: W. T. H. Howe
Physical Description
Engraving
Extent: 1 leaf
Portrait used in volume V of the 1883 Standard Library edition of The Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne in fifteen volumes. According to Rita Gollin, in Portraits of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Wilcox, who worked as a photographer in Boston from 1860 on, "was particularly admired for his line engraved portraits" (84). Enclosed with letter to President Buchanan.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15823745
MSS Unit ID: 19124
Accession number: 132360B
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8cfb7dc0-43ed-0130-466a-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1883: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Wilcox, J. A. J., line engraving on steel, 1883. " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1883. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a0510430-e359-0130-a532-58d385a7b928

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Wilcox, J. A. J., line engraving on steel, 1883. " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a0510430-e359-0130-a532-58d385a7b928

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1883). Wilcox, J. A. J., line engraving on steel, 1883. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a0510430-e359-0130-a532-58d385a7b928

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Wilcox, J. A. J., line engraving on steel, 1883.