Posted 03/27/2014 10:25 pm
I have a Liberty Cap large cent, but I'm not so lucky to own a 1793 beaded border type 3, which is the variety unequivocally from the hand of diesinker Joseph Wright. Traditionally, the image of Liberty is felt to be that of his wife, Sarah Vandervoordt Wright, who he married in 1789:
Wright was also a great portrait artist. His rendering of Washington, in the opinion of Thomas Jefferson, was superior to that of the great Charles Willson Peale. Here is Wright's portrait of himself, Sarah, and their three children. He began the portrait around the time his cent was struck, but it was never finished. In 1793, the yellow fever epidemic struck Philadelphia, and these three poor children became orphans:
Wright was also a great portrait artist. His rendering of Washington, in the opinion of Thomas Jefferson, was superior to that of the great Charles Willson Peale. Here is Wright's portrait of himself, Sarah, and their three children. He began the portrait around the time his cent was struck, but it was never finished. In 1793, the yellow fever epidemic struck Philadelphia, and these three poor children became orphans:
Edited by philadelphian
03/27/2014 11:10 pm
03/27/2014 11:10 pm
