1891. First Edition. Framed Etching. Some age discoloration on the mat not extending to the print. A Fine example of this superb and now uncommon image. Fine Drypoint Proof Etching by Thomas Johnson, SIGNED by Johnson in pencil, after a photograph by George Cox of Walt Whitman head and shoulders wearing his wide-brimmed hat, seated, with a flowing beard, turned towards the artist. Matted and framed to an overall size of 15-1/2" x 18" with the actual image size 7-3/8" x 9-7/8" and the visual etching size not covered by the mat 10-1/4" x 12-1/2." Said to have been Whitman's favorite and sometimes called "The Laughing Philosopher," it has become one of the best-known images of Whitman.

English-born artist Thomas Johnson lived and worked in the United States, producing a number of engravings and etchings of famous Americans such as Whitman, Lincoln, Bryant, Francis Scott Key, and George and Martha Washington.

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 019347
Title: PORTRAIT OF WALT WHITMAN
Author: [WHITMAN, Walt] JOHNSON, Thomas
Format/Binding: Framed Etching
Book Condition: Used - Some age discoloration on the mat not extending to the print. A Fine example of this superb and now uncommon image
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Date Published: 1891
Keywords: Signed, 19th Century American Literature, Poetry, Etchings, Literary Portraits, Walt Whitman, 19th Century Literature
Bookseller catalogs: 19th Century Literature; Walt Whitman; Literary Portraits;

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Charles Agvent

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We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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