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Thomas S. Sinclair (Lithographer),
Henry Whatley (Artist),
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Thomas S. Sinclair
Mount Vernon, Home of Washington,
Thomas S. Sinclair (Lithographer),
Henry Whatley (Artist),
 ...
Mount Vernon, Home of Washington, Thomas S. Sinclair (Lithographer), Henry Whatley (Artist), Jacob N. Hensel (Publisher), 1859, Ink on paper; color lithograph

Thomas S. Sinclair

British-American, 1805 - 1881
BiographyThomas Sinclair’s printmaking firm was known for color lithography, as it was one of the first in Philadelphia to experiment with color printing. Sinclair made his first color lithograph in 1843 and was awarded a silver medal from the Franklin institute. (Philadelphia on Stone: Commercial Lithography in Philadelphia, 1828-1878
edited by Erika Piola and published by Penn State University Press, 2012.)

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