Lot of 4 CDVs, plus engraving, comprising: CDV 3/4-length studio portrait of John Ericsson Charles D. Fredricks & Co.: New York, copyright 1861. Copyright statement on recto, imprint on verso Pencil inscription on verso: "Ericsson / Inventor of the Monitor." Ericsson (1803-1889), born in Sweden, was an Amerian inventor and engineer who improved and perfected the screw propellor and radically designing warships, notably the ironclad "monitor" which was used extensively on both sides of the American Civil War. CDV 3/4-length studio portrait of David Farragut (1801-1870). E. Jacobs: New Orleans, n.d. Imprint on verso. CDV vignetted bust-length portrait of a naval officer. E. Jacobs: New Orleans, n.d. Previously identified as Commodore Henry W. Morris, but this appears to be an erroneous identification. CDV vignetted bust-length portrait of a naval officer. E. Jacobs: New Orleans, n.d. Engraving with 9 portraits of the top Naval commanders, 5.5 x 9.25 in. Geo. E. Perine: New York. From Abbott, John. The History of the Civil War. Vol. II, 1867. Provenance:Eugene R. Groves Collection of 19th Century Photography
Lot of 4 CDVs, plus engraving, comprising: CDV 3/4-length studio portrait of John Ericsson Charles D. Fredricks & Co.: New York, copyright 1861. Copyright statement on recto, imprint on verso Pencil inscription on verso: "Ericsson / Inventor of the Monitor." Ericsson (1803-1889), born in Sweden, was an Amerian inventor and engineer who improved and perfected the screw propellor and radically designing warships, notably the ironclad "monitor" which was used extensively on both sides of the American Civil War. CDV 3/4-length studio portrait of David Farragut (1801-1870). E. Jacobs: New Orleans, n.d. Imprint on verso. CDV vignetted bust-length portrait of a naval officer. E. Jacobs: New Orleans, n.d. Previously identified as Commodore Henry W. Morris, but this appears to be an erroneous identification. CDV vignetted bust-length portrait of a naval officer. E. Jacobs: New Orleans, n.d. Engraving with 9 portraits of the top Naval commanders, 5.5 x 9.25 in. Geo. E. Perine: New York. From Abbott, John. The History of the Civil War. Vol. II, 1867. Provenance:Eugene R. Groves Collection of 19th Century Photography
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