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John Sartain, The County Election

John Sartain

American · 1808–1897 · Painter, Printmaker

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  1. Ashland, The Home of Henry Clay Near Lexington, KY, after James Hamilton, published by Henry Sartain, PhiladelphiaBrunk Auctions · $350≈ £281≈ €324Sign up to see
  2. John Sartain, Christ Rejected, Mezzotint, engraving, etching, and stipple workChrist RejectedSloans & Kenyon · $70≈ £45≈ €53Sign up to see
  3. John Sartain, Man and Woman, circa 1870, After William Hogarth Mezzotint on Wove PaperMan and WomanDuMouchelles · $50≈ £37≈ €43Sign up to see

John Sartain’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

American engraver and publisher (1808–1897)

Born 1808, LondonDied 1897, PhiladelphiaOccupation Painter, PrintmakerWikidata Q3182429 ↗ULAN 500001830 ↗Museum works 16

Also known as J. Sartain, Sartain

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

John Sartain, The County Election
The County Election1847 · Engraving; India proof before final letters
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
John Sartain, Mary Queen of Scots, on the evening preceding her execution (from "The American Eclectic Museum," volume 48, frontispiece)
Mary Queen of Scots, on the evening preceding her execution (from "The American Eclectic Museum," volume 48, frontispiece)1859 · Mezzotint and etching on steel
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958 — Open Acces…
John Sartain, Mary, Queen of Scots parting with her friends (from "The American Eclectic Museum," volume 15, plate 2)
Mary, Queen of Scots parting with her friends (from "The American Eclectic Museum," volume 15, plate 2)1848 · Mezzotint and etching
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958 — Open Acces…
John Sartain, Muse of Cortona
Muse of Cortona1885
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
John Sartain, R. D. Thomas
R. D. Thomas1872
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
John Sartain, The County Election
The County Election1854
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · John Sartain after George Caleb Bingham, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
John Sartain, Shakspeare
Shakspeare
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · John Sartain, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
John Sartain, Shakespeare brought before Sir Thomas Lucy for the Deer Shooting, from "The Eclectic"
Shakespeare brought before Sir Thomas Lucy for the Deer Shooting, from "The Eclectic"
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · John Sartain, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
John Sartain, Portrait of James Madison
Portrait of James Madison1833
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · John Sartain, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
John Sartain, The Return
The Return
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
John Sartain, County Election
County Election1854 · Engraving hand-colored with watercolor on cream chine laid down on cream wove plate paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Delaney — public dom…
John Sartain, Aaron Burr
Aaron BurrDate unknown · Etching and aquatint on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago — public domain (CC0)
John Sartain, John Rodgers D.D.
John Rodgers D.D.Date unknown · Engraving and mezzotint on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago — public domain (CC0)
John Sartain, George Read
George ReadDate unknown · Lithograph on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago — public domain (CC0)
John Sartain, Martial Law
Martial Law1872 · Hand-colored engraving and etching in black, with selective glazing, on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Norman and Virginia Bobins — public domain …
John Sartain, The County Election
The County Election1854 · Hand-colored engraving and etching, with selective glazing, on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Norman and Virginia Bobins — public domain …

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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