File:Rev. Francis Burns, Missionary bishop of the M.E. Church in Western Africa, Engraved by J.C. Buttre from an ambrotype by Brady.tif
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[edit]DescriptionRev. Francis Burns, Missionary bishop of the M.E. Church in Western Africa, Engraved by J.C. Buttre from an ambrotype by Brady.tif |
English: Creator: Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893, engraver.
Contributor: Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896, photographer. Title: Rev. Francis Burns [graphic] : Missionary bishop of the M.E. Church in Western Africa / Engraved by J.C. Buttre from an ambrotype by Brady. Publisher [Cincinnati] : [Engraved expressly for The Ladies repository, Middleton Strobridge & Co. prs.] Date [March 1859] Physical Description 1 print : engraving ; sheet 20 x 15 cm (7.75 x 6.75 in.) Description Bust-length portrait of the African American deacon and missionary bishop to Liberia. Burns, attired in a white collared shirt, a white bowtie, a black waistcoat, and a black jacket, sits slightly facing right. The African coastline, depicting buildings on the shoreline and boats in the water, is visible in the background. Notes Title from item. Published in The Ladies repository (March 1859), frontispiece. See biography of sitter in The Ladies repository (March 1859), p. 129-132. Accessioned 1879. Description revised 2021. Access points revised 2021. Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014. Biographical / historical note Brady produced ambrotypes in his New York studio from 1855 until 1856, ceasing production following a lawsuit over the patent. Subject Burns, Francis, 1809-1863 -- Portraits. Methodist Episcopal Church -- Bishops. African American clergy -- Portraits. African American missionaries -- Portraits. Geographic subject Liberia. Genre Engravings -- 1850-1860. Frontispieces -- 1850-1860. Periodical illustrations -- 1850-1860. Portrait prints -- 1850-1890. Printer Middleton Strobridge & Co., printer. Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Portrait Prints-B [5017.F.45] Accession number 5017.F.45 |
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