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WAGSTAFF, Charles Edward after Henry INMAN (1801-1846)
William White D. D. Late Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the State of Pennsylvania, United States of America
circa 1840. Mezzotint. Printed on wove paper laid onto wove backing sheet. In good condition with the exception of being trimmed within the plate mark and laid onto backing sheet. Image size: 22 3/8 x 17 inches. Sheet size: 28 5/8 x 20 3/8 inches.
A handsome portrait of William White, the first American Bishop and one of the founding members of the Episcopalian church in America.
William White (1748-1836) was born in Philadelphia . He traveled to England in 1770 to be ordained in the Church of England, becoming the first Bishop of Pennsylvania. He was however an outspoken Patriot, and was the only Episcopal cleric to side with the revolutionary cause in Pennsylvania. He served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress from 1777 to 1789, and then as Chaplain to the Senate. He was largely responsible for establishing the constitution of the Episcopal Church in America, and was instrumental in shaping the Book of Common Prayer, American edition. White is credited with the formation and expansion of the Episcopalian church in America and his writings and poems helped shape the Church's theology. An influential member of Philadelphia society, White often entertained Washington, Jefferson and Adams. He founded the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf and the Overbrook School for the Blind. His portrait was painted by some of the most celebrated artists of his day including Charles Willson Peale and Henry Inman. This stunning mezzotint by the British engraver Charles Edward Wagstaff, reproduces Inman's impressive portrait of White.
Born in Utica, New York, Henry Inman studied art under the portraitist John Wesley Jarvis. In 1824 he established his own studio, and helped to found the National Academy of Design. He was vice president of the Academy until 1831 when he moved to Philadelphia to become a partner in the lithographic firm of Childs and Inman. He returned to New York in 1834 where he became one of the city's most successful portrait painters, including among his sitters, President Martin Van Buren and Chief Justice Marshall.
Biographical information on Henry Inman was taken from the Joslyn Museum of Art.
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#15019 $1,200.00 
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