Commodore Decatur.

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• MEDIUM: Stipple engraving,

  DATE: c.1813

• EDITION SIZE: Paper size 9 1/8 x 7 5/8" (23.18 x 19.37 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: A stipple-engraved portrait of Stephen Decatur, depicted in naval uniform with the controlled clarity typical of early 19th-century portrait engraving. Celebrated for his service in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, Decatur became a symbol of American naval confidence, and portraits such as this were produced to satisfy public demand for likenesses of prominent military figures in the transatlantic print market.

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• CONDITION: Good condition.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Portraits , Naval