Oliver Wolcott, Governor of Connecticut
1819
Medium
Engraving and stipple on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 26.9 × 18.9 cm (10 5/8 × 7 1/2 in.); Sheet: 36.5 × 25.5 cm (14 3/8 × 10 1/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
149535
Art Historical Context
Behold *Oliver Wolcott, Governor of* (1819), a finely executed engraving and stipple portrait by Sanford. This work captures the dignified likeness of Oliver Wolcott., a Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence served as Connecticut's governor from 1796 to 1797, and held key roles in the early American republic, including Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington. Produced over two decades after Wolcott's death in 1797, the print reflects the era's growing fascination with revolutionary heroes amid the young nation's nation-building efforts. Sanford's mastery of engr...