Lot 166
Red leather binding with embossed border designs and gilt stamped illustrations with "Autographs" on the front board. The majority of the album dates between 1860-1862. There are several autographs inside including one from noted civil war Colonel Phineas Staunton. Phineas Stanton was born in western New York State, and took an early interest in portraiture. He took courses at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts 1838-1839, and in 1840 he established himself in Buffalo as a portrait painter. In the years following he travelled to New Orleans, Savannah and Charleston, where he painted portraits, and to Stonington, where he still had family connections. The Stonington portraits were painted between 1846 and 1854. In 1847 he married Miss Emily Ingram who with her sister ran the LeRoy Female Seminary in LeRoy, New York where Phineas taught landscape painting. This institution became Ingham Collegiate Institute, and later Ingham University, with Phineas as vice-chancellor. In 1859, he represented this institution at the first meeting in Washington DC of the National Convention of Artists, chaired by Rembrandt Peale. In 1861 he took part in the Civil War in a regiment from LeRoy, and was wounded in 1862 at the Battle of Fair Oaks. He became commander of his regiment, but in October 1862 he returned to New York. By 1864, he was renting a studio at the 10th Street Studio and painting portraits in New York City. In 1867, he joined an expedition to South America, organized by Williams College and the Smithsonian Institute, as recording artist. He was stricken with yellow fever and died in Quito on 5 September 1867, and was buried there in the newly created Protestant Cemetery. Some of the inscribed pages have nice drawings. Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request
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Dimensions:
- 5.25" x 7-7/8" Condition:
- Very Good - Excellent Condition
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