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Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactmaw.04.01
Artist
William E. Marshall
Date
1750 – 1850
Medium
engraving on paper
Catalogue Number
MaW.04.01
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of Abraham Lincoln. He is facing to his left, wearing a dark suit, white shirt and bow tie. An oval mat frames the portrait.
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Artist
William E. Marshall
Title
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
Date
1750 – 1850
Medium
engraving on paper
Dimensions
41.0 x 53.0 cm
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of Abraham Lincoln. He is facing to his left, wearing a dark suit, white shirt and bow tie. An oval mat frames the portrait.
Subject
portrait, male
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
MaW.04.01
Images
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Portrait of General U. S. Grant

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactmaw.04.02
Artist
William E. Marshall
Date
1868
Medium
engraving on paper
Catalogue Number
MaW.04.02
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of General U. S. Grant. He is facing to his left, dressed in dark suit and tie. An oval mat frames the portrait.
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Artist
William E. Marshall
Title
Portrait of General U. S. Grant
Date
1868
Medium
engraving on paper
Dimensions
53.0 x 41.0 cm
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of General U. S. Grant. He is facing to his left, dressed in dark suit and tie. An oval mat frames the portrait.
Subject
portrait, male
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
MaW.04.02
Images
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Procession of Daimyo (Feudal Lords)

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Artist
Sakurai Seppo (1753 – 1824, Japanese)
Date
prior to 1880
Medium
silk
Catalogue Number
SeP.15.01
Description
A three-dimensional silk scene of various insects in procession depicting a feudal lord going up to the capital city. The insects and all elements of the picture are hand made of silk on a silk background. Extremely fine work, exceptional detail. Leading the procession are 3 grasshoppers (heralds) …
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Artist
Sakurai Seppo (1753 – 1824, Japanese)
Title
Procession of Daimyo (Feudal Lords)
Date
prior to 1880
Medium
silk
Dimensions
40.0 x 84.0 cm
Description
A three-dimensional silk scene of various insects in procession depicting a feudal lord going up to the capital city. The insects and all elements of the picture are hand made of silk on a silk background. Extremely fine work, exceptional detail. Leading the procession are 3 grasshoppers (heralds) followed by: 2 wasps carrying blue flowers, 2 crickets carrying morning glory flowers, 2 grasshoppers (big and strong) carrying biggest standards, 2 mantis carrying chest, 4 bearers (grasshoppers, 2 carrying, 2 backups) carrying a golden beetle (feudal lord) in a fine insect cage, 8 dancers (wasps), one lagging behind, 1 large grasshopper bearing beetle (parade marshall), 11 wasps and grasshoppers carrying food staples. i.e. honeycone, rice, wheat, beans, persimmon hill left foreground and right background with light brush strokes depicting grasses. Gold powder used as scenery highlights. Ref. pp 14-15, Vol.I,E.S. Morse Japan Day by Day, Houghton Mifflin Co., Riverside Press Cambridge, Boston and New York, 1917. Same artist, Seppo, made fans 103.08.0261 in Whyte House - WH-U2 sw.
Subject
mythological
insect
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
SeP.15.01
Images
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