Author: Stan V. Henkels Firm

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-29

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 9781527845657

Excerpt from Old Portraits of American Notables by Early American Artists: 10 Ivory Miniatures by Hugh Bridport, and Colonial Furniture, Silver Plate, Mirrors, Andirons, Tucker and Other Porcelains From the Lehman Family, of Germantown, the Breintnall Family, of Philadelphia, and the Late Judge J. Henry Williams, of Philadelphia Note. - _hugh Brid-rt' was a noted min-'iatute painter, born in London, 1791, and who was induced by Thomas Sully to come to this country and practise his art. He consequently settled in Philadelphia. In 1816 where he obtained a g-i eat reputation as a portrait painter and miniaturist, and to him we are indebted for many beautiful specimens of the art. He was also one of the instructors of Albert Newsani, the noted engraver of portraits on stone. The present coilection comes from. A member of his family, who: inherited them by direct descent; from his. Estate. 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.