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Patrick Henry Addressing the Virginia Assembly

Record Photography, 2015 Inventory
Patrick Henry Addressing the Virginia Assembly
Record Photography, 2015 Inventory
Record Photography, 2015 Inventory
Status
Not on view
Date1879
Subject (American, 1736 - 1799)
Geography Published - United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; engraving
DimensionsImage (H x W): 4 3/4 in. × 7 in. (12.07 cm × 17.78 cm) Overall (H x W): 6 in. × 7 7/8 in. (15.24 cm × 20 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Gibby, 1984
Object numberWB-15B1
DescriptionThis print is a historic scene of Patrick Henry and the Virignia Assembly in 1775.
MarkingsPrinted in ink on the document at the bottom of the image: "Stamp Act / George / III". Printed in ink below the bottom-left corner: "Painted by". Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner: "Alonzo Chappel". Printed in ink below the image, centered: "Copyright 1879 by Henry J. Johnson. / Patrick Henry Addressing The Virginia Assembly. / "Ceasar had his Brutus; Charles 1st his Cromwell, & George 3rd."--Treason, Treason--"if this be treason make the most of it." / Henry J. Johnson, Publisher, New York".
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