The portrait and the book : illustration & literary culture in early America / Megan Walsh.

This book argues that colonial-era author portraits, such as Benjamin Franklin's and Phillis Wheatley's frontispieces; political portraits that circulated during the debates over the Constitution, such as those of the Founders by Charles Willson Peale; and portraits of beloved fictional characters i...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Impressions (Series) (University of Iowa Press)
Main Author: Walsh, Megan (Professor) (Author)
Language:English
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2017]
Series:Impressions (Series) (University of Iowa Press)
Subjects:
Illustrated books > History > 17th century.
Illustrated books > History > 18th century.
Portraits, Colonial.
Printing > United States > History > 17th century.
Printing > United States > History > 18th century.
Illustrated books.
Printing.
United States.
1600-1799
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:viii, 259 pages : illustratons ; 23 cm.
Format: Book

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