[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Boston School, attrib. Quarter plate daguerreotype of Jared Sparks, historian and President of Harvard College.
Sale 1250 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 30, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$1,000 -
$1,500
Sold for $630
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Boston School, attrib. Quarter plate daguerreotype of Jared Sparks, historian and President of Harvard College.
Vignetted bust portrait of an aged Jared Sparks, looking intently into the camera. (Tarnishing along edge, few surface imperfections, heavy spotting to mat; unsealed.) Housed in a full case.
Jared Sparks (1789-1866) served as the 17th President of Harvard College from 1849-1853, after serving as 16th Chaplain of the US House of Representatives from 1821-1822, and publishing his 12-volume magnum opus, The Writings of George Washington, from 1834-1837. An important figure in the field of American History writ large, Sparks passed away in 1866, having contributed immensely to historical scholarship in the United States.
Jared Sparks (1789-1866) served as the 17th President of Harvard College from 1849-1853, after serving as 16th Chaplain of the US House of Representatives from 1821-1822, and publishing his 12-volume magnum opus, The Writings of George Washington, from 1834-1837. An important figure in the field of American History writ large, Sparks passed away in 1866, having contributed immensely to historical scholarship in the United States.
Early Photography Collection of Jules Martino, Silverton, Oregon
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