1st Lady Abigail Fillmore, engraved by Hall, 1870s
Portrait of Abigail Fillmore, 1870s stipple and line engraving, signed in plate "Eng by H.B. Hall, N.Y."
Abigail Fillmore (March 13, 1798 - March 30, 1853), wife of Millard Fillmore, was the First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853 and the Second Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850.
Henry Bryan Hall [London, England, March 11, 1808 - Morrisania, NY, Apr. 25, 1884], a student of engravers Benjamin Smith and Henry Meyer. He moved to New York in 1850, and successfully established his own business as an excellent portrait engraver. He also painted miniature portraits on ivory. [Reference: David McNeely Stauffer, American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel, Volume 1, p. 114]
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ----------- $8.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-6 weeks) ---- $23.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) ----- $28.50
Condition Report: Heavy stock paper, the plate is 5.1/2” x 8.1/2”; some soiling, slightly bumped upper corner, very good condition.
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Portrait of Abigail Fillmore, 1870s stipple and line engraving, signed in plate "Eng by H.B. Hall, N.Y."
Abigail Fillmore (March 13, 1798 - March 30, 1853), wife of Millard Fillmore, was the First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853 and the Second Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850.
Henry Bryan Hall [London, England, March 11, 1808 - Morrisania, NY, Apr. 25, 1884], a student of engravers Benjamin Smith and Henry Meyer. He moved to New York in 1850, and successfully established his own business as an excellent portrait engraver. He also painted miniature portraits on ivory. [Reference: David McNeely Stauffer, American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel, Volume 1, p. 114]
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ----------- $8.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-6 weeks) ---- $23.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) ----- $28.50
Condition Report: Heavy stock paper, the plate is 5.1/2” x 8.1/2”; some soiling, slightly bumped upper corner, very good condition.