Word: portraits
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...good example of the bright wit and keen sense of humor of that eminent and well-known comedian, Wm. Warren, of the Museum company, is the following: Mr. Fred Vinton, Boston's promising young portrait painter, and a personal friend of the comedian's, on his return from Spain a few days ago met Mr. Warren in the Parker House, and said, as they were speaking of the plays then in progress, "By the way, Mr. Warren, while I was in New York I went to see Jefferson as Bob Acres in the 'Rivals.' Jefferson himself was, of course...
...delicate as a maiden's, with a slight bloom upon the cheek; his nose rather prominent; his eyes clear and blue, his well formed head covered with a profusion of light brown hair, waving loosely in the same manner as the gray locks of age. I have seen a portrait in his parlor in Cambridge that gives a good idea of him in his early life as I recollect...
...college has recently been presented with a large and very excellent crayon portrait of the late President Garfield. The gift comes from a lady artist of New York whose father is a graduate of Williams, and is a present of which the college is justly proud...
...porcelain plate with likeness of Garfield, executed by Sturm, of Dresden, has been received by Mrs. Garfield. It has a dedication to the memory of the late president on the back. The portrait is surrounded by a broad band of bronze...
...Century will have a special design for its cover made by Elihu Vedder, and one of Kruell's finest pieces of engraved work in a portrait of James Russell Lowell...