Carpenters Hall Philadelphia First Prayer Congress Matteson Steel Engraving 25"

Description

The First Prayer in Congress - September 1774, in Carpenters Hall Philadelphia." A reproduction of an 1850's etching, originally painted by Thompkins Harrison Matteson and engraved on steel by Henry Samuel Sadd. Grooved giltwood frame; no mat.

"Tompkins Harrison Matteson (1813 - 1884) was active/lived in New York. Tompkins Matteson is known for Genre, portrait and history painting. A follower of William Sidney Mount, Tompkins Matteson blended rural genre and history painting, and his subjects included everyday historical, patriotic, and religious subjects. Matteson was born in Peterboro, New York. He studied and exhibited at the National Academy of Design and with Alvah Bradish and then established himself as a portrait painter in Sherburne, New York before moving in 1841 to New York City. In 1850, he returned to Shelburne, where he spent the remainder of his life." (Source: https://www.askart.com/artist/Tompkins_Harrison_Matteson/28408/Tompkins_Harrison_Matteson.aspx)

"Henry Samuel Sadd - English, born London, England, ca. 1811-died Melbourne, Australia 1893.

Condition

Good Overall - Gentle wear

Dimensions

25.25" x 0.75" x 19.25" / Sans Frame - 23.5" x 17.5" (Width x Depth x Height)