American Presidents Lot x 12 Engraved Portraits 1896-98 Lincoln Grant McKinley
Brian DiMambro- Antiquarian Books, Maps & PrintsUntitled Portrait Lot.
(Old Prints, 19th Century Prints, Portraits, Americana, American Presidents, Filmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, McKinley).
Issued 1896-8, Washington, D.C. by the Government Printing Office.
Miniature engravings done at the highest level of skill by the Bureau of Printing and engraving, the engravers for bank note and postage stamps.
Nice lot x 12 late 19th century steel engraved portraits of American presidents.
Nice looking example, pleasing age patina, couple sheets with some old light inoffensive damp staining in the bottom blank margins, any minor age flaws easy to overlook or forgive.
Sheets measure c. 9" H x 5 1/2" W.
Engraved area measures c. 2 1/2" H x 1 1/2" W.
[B7870].