antique prints, maps and watercolors

Francis Hopkinson. National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans, 1862. New York, 1862. $85.00

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Francis Hopskinson (1737-1791) was a delegate from New Jersey to the Continental Congress and a signer of the Constitution. He was a member of the first class to graduate from the College of Philadelphia, now The University of Pennsylvania.

From a series of beautifully engraved portraits most based upon photographs.
New York: Joshua, Fry & Co, 1867.
10 ¾ x 8 inches, sheet.
Steel engraving.
Excellent condition.