Portrait of William Baker
date: label: Date made
content: 1882
name: label: graphic artist
content: Ferris, Stephen James
notes: label: Description
content: Stephen Ferris etched the portrait of distinguished Philadelphian William Spohn Baker in 1882. Baker (1824–1897), a critic and author, wrote several books, including <i>American Engravers and Their Works</i> and <i>The Origin and Antiquity of Engraving</i>. An antiquarian who specialized in George Washington, he collected medals, biographies, and engraved portraits of the first president, and wrote about these subjects. Baker was an active member of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, serving as a vice president from 1892 and also as a director of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: Portraits
label: Subject
content: Portraits
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content: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
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content: Ferris Collection
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content: Communications
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content: Art
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: GA.14536.16
label: catalog number
content: 14536.16
label: accession number
content: 94830
objectType: label: Object Name
content: print
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
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content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: image: 12.5 cm x 10.5 cm; 4 15/16 in x 4 1/8 in
label: Measurements
content: plate: 25 cm x 19 cm; 9 13/16 in x 7 1/2 in
label: Measurements
content: support: 35 cm x 29 cm; 13 3/4 in x 11 7/16 in