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Excerpt from The Unequalled Collection of Engraved Portraits, Vol. 5 This catalogue represents the fifth part of the extensive collection of En graved Portraits gathered by the Hon. James T. Mitchell; Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, and includes American Statesmen from Colonial times to the present day, and, of course, embraces his extraordinary collection of Portraits of Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Henry Laurens, Alex. Hamilton, Henry Clay, and Daniel Webster, and his extensive and important collection of Portraits of Benj. Franklin, which is probably the most important we have ever sold. Among these will be found many rare mezzotinto engravings, as well as in line and stipple. Of a few of these we have made facsimiles for the purpose of giving an idea of the importance of the collection as a whole. Special mention should also be made of the original Portraits in sepia by Col. John Trumbull, which were purchased by the Chief Justice at the Trumbull sale made by me in 1896, as also of the original sets as issued of the Portraits after Du Simitiere by Reading, B. B. E., and Prevost, and the original India ink Portraits by Rosenthal, from which he made his etchings for illustrating the Washington Inaugural Centennial. There is also a full set of the H. E. Hall private club portraits and many special limited etchings. After the statesmen, are included the Chief Justices of the United States, the attorneys-general of the United States, and American Judges and Lawyers, embracing the large collection of Portraits of John Jay and Chief Justice Marshall; of the latter there is an interesting full - length profile portrait in wax by Patience Wright. Unfortunately, of the legal lights of our country, there were few portraits engraved by the masters of the burin of an early date, but those that could be had will be found herein. There are, however, many fine mezzotints and etchings by the most noted artists of our own days, mostly signed and limited proofs, and many are such as are sought after for framing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.