Mary A. Livermore
c. 1867
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift in honor of Mayme Burrill, R.N. and Mary Patricia Des Roches, R.N.
Accession Number
NPG.2021.8
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Art Historical Context
In the mid-19th century, Charles Schlecht captured the determined gaze of Mary A. Livermore in this striking print, dated around 1867. Produced as a portrait print, the medium was revolutionary for its time, allowing widespread dissemination of images of influential figures through newspapers, magazines, and personal collections. Schlecht's work, housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's National Portrait Gallery, reflects the era's growing fascination with photography-inspired engravings, making public heroes accessible to everyday Americans. Mary Ashton Rice Livermore (1820–1905) emer...
About the Artist
Charles Schlecht (German|Flemish) · 1843 |1577 –1916 |1640
German, active United States, Stuttgart 1843–after 1916|Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp