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George WASHINGTON ADMINISTRATION Hamilton Knox Jay ~ 1870 Art Print Engraving

Description: WASHINGTON'S ADMINISTRATIONArtist: unknown ____________ Engraver: J. Rogers Note: the title in the table above is printed below the engraving THIS PRINT IS FROM THE 1870s & IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION IN ANY WAY! John Jay (1745 - 1829) Diplomat, statesman; born in New York City. He practiced law before entering the First Continental Congress (1774). Originally opposed to outright independence, he changed his view after the Declaration of Independence (1776). He wrote New York's first constitution (1777) and served as president of the Second Continental Congress (1778--79) before becoming ambassador to Spain. He was unsuccessful in his attempt to persuade Spain to recognize American independence. In conjunction with Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, he negotiated and signed the Treaty of Paris (1783) which ended the American Revolution. He then served as secretary of foreign affairs (1783--89) and as the first chief justice of the Supreme Court (1789--95). In 1794, he negotiated and signed "Jay's Treaty" with Great Britain. He also served as governor of New York (1795--1801) before retiring to his farm in Bedford, N.Y. Henry Knox (1750 - 1806) was a soldier, bookseller; born in Boston, Mass. One of ten sons of a shipmaster who died when Henry was 12, he worked as a bookseller. Having joined the Boston Grenadier Corps (1772), he became knowledgeable about military tactics and artillery, and he volunteered for the Revolutionary forces at the outbreak of war with England. He soon became a trusted friend and adviser to George Washington and was appointed to command the Continental army's artillery in November 1775; it was Knox who overcame incredible difficulties in getting the pieces of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to force the British to evacuate Boston (March 1776). From then on he was with Washington in nearly every major engagement of the war, including the crossing of the Delaware to take Trenton, the winter of 1778--79 at Valley Forge, and the final victory at Yorktown. His suggestion led to the establishment of a military academy at West Point and he was a founder of the Society of the Cincinnati (1783). He served as secretary of war from 1785--94, afterward retiring to an estate in Maine, where he lived in great style. He died of complications after swallowing a chicken bone. Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) was the founding father, first Secretary of the Treasury, advocate of strong national government, member of the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention, co-author of the Federalist Papers, proposed Bank of the U. S., helped create Federalist Party, died in a duel with rival Aaron Burr. Robert R Livingston (1746 - 1813) was a lawyer and diplomat born in New York City. He practiced law before entering the Continental Congress (1775--76, 1779--81, 1784--85). He was the secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs (1781--83), and as ambassador to France (1801--04), he scored a diplomatic coup by seizing the opportunity to make the Louisiana Purchase agreement with France. As chancellor of New York (1777--1801), he played a major role in state affairs, helping to write its constitution and getting its support for the new federal constitution. He also subsidized Robert Fulton's experiments that led to the successful voyage of the steamboat Clermont. Fisher Ames (1758-1808) was an American political leader, born in Dedham, Mass.; son of Nathaniel Ames. Admitted to the bar in 1781, he began political pamphleteering and by a speech in the Massachusetts convention that ratified the federal Constitution started on the road to becoming a leading Federalist. As a Congressman (1789-97) and after his retirement he was high in party councils, a staunch follower of Hamilton, and a vicious opponent of Jefferson. Of Ames's able speeches perhaps the best known was that made in 1796 when the House was disposed to nullify Jay's Treaty by withholding appropriations; he spoke for the treaty. He was the archetype of the New England conservative of his period, a strong proponent of order and of the rights of property. PRINT DATE: This lithograph was printed in 1870; it is not a modern reproduction in any way. PRINT SIZE: Overall print size is 6 1/2 inches by 10 inches including white borders, actual scene is 5 5/8 inches by 8 3/8 inches. PRINT CONDITION: Condition is excellent. Bright and clean. Blank on reverse. Paper is quality woven rag stock. SHIPPING: Buyer to pay shipping, domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular mail unless otherwise asked for. We take a variety of payment options, more payment details will be in our email after auction close. We pack properly to protect your item! Please note: the terms used in our auctions for engraving, etching, lithograph, plate, photogravure etc. are ALL prints on paper, and NOT blocks of steel or wood or any other material. "ENGRAVINGS", the term commonly used for these paper prints, were the most common method in the 1700s and 1800s for illustrating old books, and these paper prints or "engravings" were created by the intaglio process of etching the negative of the image into a block of steel, copper, wood etc, and then when inked and pressed onto paper, a print image was created. These prints or engravings were usually inserted into books, although many were also printed and issued as loose stand alone lithographs. They often had a tissue guard or onion skin frontis to protect them from transferring their ink to the opposite page and were usually on much thicker quality woven rag stock paper than the regular prints. So this auction is for an antique paper print(s), probably from an old book, of very high quality and usually on very thick rag stock paper.

Price: 15.99 USD

Location: New Providence, New Jersey

End Time: 2025-01-18T19:52:54.000Z

Shipping Cost: 7.95 USD

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George WASHINGTON ADMINISTRATION Hamilton Knox Jay ~ 1870 Art Print Engraving

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Type: Print

Date of Creation: 1800-1899

Original/Reproduction: Original Print

Material: Engraving

Original/Licensed Reprint: Original

Subject: History

Print Type: Engraving

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