James Fenimore Cooper [with facsimile signature].
Painted by J.W. Jarvis. Engraved by E. Scriven. [n.d., c.1835.] Stipple. Sheet 200 x 120mm (8 x 4¾"). Trimmed within plate (as issued) A half-length portrait of James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851), in naval uniforum. The American author, best known for the romantic novel 'The Last of the Mohicans', went to sea in 1806, aged 17, on a merchant ship, before serving in the US navy 1808-10. The original portrait was painted in 1822 by his friend John Wesley Jarvis (c.1780-1839), a member of Cooper’s famous 'Bread and Cheese Club'. Described by Cooper's wife as her favourite portrait of her husband, it now resides in the Fenimore Art Museum.
[Ref: 55649] £95.00
(£114.00 incl.VAT)
Mrs. Isabella Graham. of New-York.
Jarvis Pinx.t Scott Sculp.t Edin.r [n.d. c.1818.] Stipple. 145 x 88mm (5¾ x 3½"). Trimmed inside plate. Isabella Graham (1742-1814), the Scottish-American philanthropist, and educator. In 1765 she moved to the United States with her husband John Graham, a physician of the Royal Army. Her charitable work, inspired by her faith, included running multiple schools for girls, founding several benevolent societies for widows and orphans, and giving generously to the poor. An estimated 50,000 copies of her memoir 'The Power of Faith' were printed.
[Ref: 31307] £65.00
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