John Stark, Rev. War General. Stark led his New Hampshire forces in the successful battle of Bennington. After the war he wrote the immortal line “Live Free or Die” which is still the motto of New Hampshire.
The engraving is from a painting by Alonzo Chappel, ca. 1863.These were published by Johnson, Fry & Co of New York in their multi-volume sets “The National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans” published in several formats and series between 1861 and 1864. This is from the 1863 series.The engraved image measures approximately 5.5 x 7.5 on an 8.5 x 10.5 page.
John Stark, Rev. War General. Stark led his New Hampshire forces in the successful battle of Bennington. After the war he wrote the immortal line “Live Free or Die” which is still the motto of New Hampshire.
The engraving is from a painting by Alonzo Chappel, ca. 1863.These were published by Johnson, Fry & Co of New York in their multi-volume sets “The National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans” published in several formats and series between 1861 and 1864. This is from the 1863 series.The engraved image measures approximately 5.5 x 7.5 on an 8.5 x 10.5 page.