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Rosenthal　Phila。　1888　after　Painting　by　C。　W。　Peale。〃　The　Peale　painting　is　in　Independence　Hall。　24。　Richard　Bassett；　Emmet　9487；　inscribed　〃Albert　Rosenthal。〃　There　was　also　a　painting　by　Rosenthal　in　Independence　Hall。　While　similar　in　type；　they　are　not　identical。　They　vary　in　physiognomy　and　arrangement　of　hair。　There　is　nothing　in　the　Emmet　correspondence　about　this　portrait。　25。　Jacob　Broom。　There　is　no　portrait　and　no　information　in　the　Emmet　correspondence。　MARYLAND　26。　James　McHenry；　Emmet　9490；　inscribed　〃Etched　by　Albert　Rosenthal　Phila。　1888。〃　Rosenthal　also　painted　a　portrait　for　Independence　Hall　〃after　Saint…Memin。〃　They　are　not　alike。　The　etching　faces　three…quarters　to　the　right；　whilst　the　St。　Memin　is　a　profile　portrait。　In　January；　1885；　Henry　F。　Thompson；　of　Baltimore；　wrote　to　Dr。　Emmet：　〃If　you　wish　them；　you　can　get　Portraits　and　Memoirs　of　James　McHenry　and　John　E。　Howard　from　their　grandson　J。　Howard　McHenry　whose　address　is　No。　48　Mount　Vernon　Place；　Baltimore。〃　27。　Daniel　of　St。　Thomas　Jenifer；　Emmet　9494；　inscribed　〃Etched　by　Albert　Rosenthal　Phila。　1888　after　Trumbull。〃　Rosenthal　also　painted　a　portrait　for　Independence　Hall。　They　are　not　identical。　A　drawn　visage　is　presented　in　the　latter。　In　January；　1885；　Henry　F。　Thompson　of　Baltimore；　wrote　to　Dr。　Emmet：　〃Mr。　Daniel　Jenifer　has　a　Portrait　of　his　Grand　Uncle　Daniel　of　St。　Thomas　Jenifer　and　will　be　glad　to　make　arrangements　for　you　to　get　a　copy　of　it　。　。　。　。　His　address　is　No。　281　Linden　Ave；　Baltimore。〃　In　June；　of　the　same　year；　Simon　Gratz　wrote　to　Emmet：　〃The　Dan。　of　St。　Thos。　Jenifer　is　so　bad；　that　I　am　almost　afraid　to　give　it　to　Rosenthal。　Have　you　a　better　photograph　of　this　man　（from　the　picture　in　Washington　＇sic。＇）；　spoken　of　in　one　of　your　letters？〃　28。　Daniel　Carroll；　Emmet　9492；　inscribed　〃Etched　by　Albert　Rosenthal；　Phila。　1888。〃　Henry　F。　Thompson；　of　Baltimore；　in　January；　1885；　wrote　to　Dr。　Emmet：　〃If　you　will　write　to　Genl。　John　Carroll　No。　61　Mount　Vernon　Place　you　can　get　a　copy　of　Mr。　Carroll's　（generally　known　as　Barrister　Carroll）　Portrait。〃　VIRGINIA　29。　John　Blair；　Emmet　9500；　inscribed　〃Albert　Rosenthal　Etcher。〃　He　also　painted　a　portrait　for　Independence　Hall。　The　two　are　of　the　same　type　but　not　alike。　The　etching　is　a　younger　looking　picture。　There　is　no　evidence　in　the　Emmet　correspondence。　30。　James　Madison；　Jr。；　Emmet　9502；　inscribed　〃Etched　by　Albert　Rosenthal　Phila。　1888　after　Painting　by　G。　Stuart。〃　Stuart　painted　several　paintings　of　Madison；　as　shown　in　Mason；　Life　of　Stuart；　pp。　218…9。　Possibly　the　Rosenthal　etching　was　derived　from　the　picture　in　the　possession　of　the　Coles　family　of　Philadelphia。　NORTH　CAROLINA　31。　William　Blount；　Emmet　9504；　inscribed　〃Etched　by　Albert　Rosenthal　Phila。　1888。〃　He　also　painted　a　portrait　for　Independence　Hall。　The　two　are　alike。　In　November；　1885；　Moses　White；　of　Knoxville；　Tenn。；　wrote　thus：　Genl。　Marcus　J。　Wright；　published；　last　year；　a　life　of　Win。　Blount；　which　contains　a　likeness　of　him　。　。　。　。　This　is　the　only　likeness　of　Gov。　Blount　that　I　ever　saw。〃　This　letter　was　written　to　Mr。　Bathurst　L。　Smith；　who　forwarded　it　to　Dr。　Emmet。　32。　Richard　Dobbs　Spaight；　Emmet　9506；　inscribed　〃Etched　by　Albert　Rosenthal　Phila。　1887。〃　In　Independence　Hall　is　a　portrait　painted　by　James　Sharpless。　On　comparison　these　two　are　of　the　same　type　but　not　alike。　The　etching　presents　an　older　facial　appearance。　On　November　8；　1886；　Gen。　John　Meredith　Read；　writing　from　Paris；　said　he　had　found　in　the　possession　of　his　friend　in　Paris；　J。　R。　D。　Shepard；　〃St。　Memin's　engraving　of　his　great…grandfather　Governor　Spaight　of　North　Carolina。〃　In　1887　and　1888；　Dr。　Emmet　and　Mr。　Gratz　were　jointly　interested　in　having　Albert　Rosenthal　engrave　for　them　a　portrait　of　Spaight。　On　December　9；　1887；　Gratz　wrote　to　Emmet：　〃Spaight　is　worthy　of　being　etched；　though　I　can　scarcely　agree　with　you　that　our　lithograph　is　not　a　portrait　of　the　M。　O。　C。　Is　it　taken　from　the　original　Sharpless　portrait；　which　hangs　in　our　old　State　House？　。　。　。　However　if　you　are　sure　you　have　the　right　man　in　the　photograph　sent；　we　can　afford　to　ignore　the　lithograph。〃　33。　Hugh　Williamson；　Emmet　9508；　inscribed　〃Etched　by　Albert　Rosenthal　after　Painting　by　J。　Trumbull　Phila。　1888；〃　Rosenthal　also　painted　a　copy　〃after　John　Wesley　Jarvis〃　for　Independence　Hall。　The　two　are　undoubtedly　from　the　same　original　source。　The　Emmet　correspondence　presents　no　information　on　this　subject。　SOUTH　CAROLINA　34。　John　Rutledge；　Emmet　9510；　inscribed　〃Etched　by　Albert　Rosenthal　Phila。　1888　after　J。　Trumbull。〃　The　original　painting　was　owned　by　the　Misses　Rutledge；　of　Charleston；　S。　C。　35。　Charles　Cotesworth　Pinckney；　Emmet　9519；　inscribed　〃Etched　by　Albert　Rosenthal　Phila。　1888。　Painting　by　Trumbull。〃　An　oil　miniature　on　wood　was　painted　by　Col。　John　Trumbull；　in　1791；　which　is　in　the　Yale　School　of　Fine　Arts。　Pinckney　was　also　painted　by　Gilbert　Stuart　and　the　portrait　was　owned　by　the　family　at　Runnymeade；　S。　C。　Trumbull's　portrait　shows　a　younger　face。　36。　Charles　Pinckney；　Emmet　9514；　inscribed　〃Etched　by　Albert　Rosenthal　Phila。　1888。〃　He　also　painted　a　portrait　for　Independence　Hall。　They　are　alike。　In　the　Emmet　correspondence　the　following　information；　furnished　to　Dr。　Emmet；　is　found：　〃Chas。　PinckneyMr。　Henry　L。　Pinckney　of　Stateburg　＇S。　C。＇　has　a　picture　of　Gov。　Pinckney。〃　The　owner　of　this　portrait　was　a　grandson　of　the　subject。　On　January　12；　1885；　P。　G。　De　Saussure　wrote　to　Emmet：　〃Half　an　hour　ago　I　received　from　the　Photographer　two　of　the　Pictures　＇one　being＇　Charles　Pinckney　copied　from　a　portrait　owned　by　Mr。　L。　Pinckneywho　lives　in　Stateburg；　S。　C。〃　The　owner　had　put　the　portrait　at　Dr。　Emmet's　disposal；　in　a　letter　of　December　4；　1884；　in　which　he　gave　its　dimensions　as　〃about　3　ft。　nearly　square；〃　and　added；　〃it　is　very　precious　to　me。〃　37。　Pierce　Butler；　Emmet　9516；　inscribed　〃Etched　by　Albert　Rosenthal　Phila。　1888。〃　He　also　painted　a　portrait　for　Independence　Hall。　They　are　dissimilar　and　dubious。　Three　letters　in　the　Emmet　correspondence　refer　to　the　Butler　portraiture。　On　January　31；　1887；　Mrs。　Sarah　B。　Wister；　of　Philadelphia；　wrote　to　Dr。　Emmet：　〃I　enclose　photograph　copies　of　two　miniatures　of　Maj。　Butler　wh。　Mr。　Louis　Butler　＇a　bachelor　then　over　seventy　years　old　living　in　Paris；　France＇　gave　me　not　long　ago：　I　did　not　know　of　their　existence　until　1882；　&　never　heard　of　any　likeness　of　my　great…grandfather；　except　an　oil…portrait　wh。　was　last　seen　more　than　thirty　years　ago　in　a　lumber　room　in　his　former　house　at　the　n。　w。　corner　of　8th　&　Chestnut　streets　＇Phila。＇；　since　then　pulled　down。〃　On　February　8th；　Mrs。　Wister　wrote：　〃I　am　not　surprised　that　the　two　miniatures　do　not　strike　you　as　being　of　the　same　person。　Yet　I　believe　there　is　no　doubt　of　it；　my　cousin　had　them　from　his　father　who　was　Maj。　Butler's　son。　The　more　youthful　one　is　evidently　by　a　poor　artist；　&　therefore　probably　was　a　poor　likeness。〃　In　her　third　letter　to　Dr。　Emmet；　on　April　5；　1888；　Mrs。　Wister　wrote：　〃I　sent　you　back　the　photo。　from　the　youthful　miniature　of　Maj。　Butler　&　regret　very　much　that　I　have　no　copy　of　the　other　left；　but　four　sets　were　made　of　wh。　I　sent　you　one　&　gave　the　others　to　his　few　living　descendants。　I　regret　this　all　the　more　as　I　am　reluctant　to　trust　the　miniature　again　to　a　photographer。　I　live　out　of　town　so　that　there　is　some　trouble　in　sending　&　calling　for　them；　（I　went　personally　last　time；　&　there　are　no　other　likenesses　of　my　great　grandfather　extant。〃　GEORGIA　38。　William　Few；　Emmet　9518；　inscribed　〃Etched　by　Albert　Rosenthal　Phila。　1888。〃　He　also　painted　a　portrait　〃after　John　Ramage；〃　for　Independence　Hall。　They　are　identical。　39。　Abraham　Baldwin；　Emmet　9520；　inscribed〃　Etched　by　Albert　Rosenthal　Phila。　1888。〃　There　is　also　a　painting　〃after　Fulton〃　in　Independence　Hall。　They　are　of　the　same　type　but　not　exactly　alike；　yet　likely　from　the　same　original。　The　variations　may　be　just　artist's　vagaries。　There　is　no　information　in　the　Emmet　correspondence。　40。　William　Jackson；　Secretary；　Emmet　9436；　inscribed　〃Etched　by　Albert　Rosenthal　Phila。　1888　after　Painting　by　J。　Trumbull。〃　Rosenthal　also　painted　a　copy　after　Trumbull　for　Independence　Hall。　They　are　identical。




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