Frank P. Cosper, a Young Typesetter

1860s

Henry Rosenstock

Associated Names
Henry Rosenstock

Artist, American, born Germany, 1829 - 1901

The image shows a young man standing in a relaxed position. He is holding a composing stick in his left hand and resting his right hand on a type case filled with symbols or letters. The man has curly hair and a direct gaze towards the camera. He is dressed in a formal attire of a vest, long-sleeved shirt, trousers, and sturdy shoes. The background is plain with a patterned floor.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 8.8 × 5.6 cm (3 7/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
    mount: 10.1 × 6.2 cm (4 × 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.147

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, 3.2022 RJL / KL185; center printed in black ink: PHOTOGRAPHED / BY / H. ROSENSTOCK, / Bloomsburg, Pa.; lower center: Copies of this Photograph can be had / at any time.; by unknown hand, in graphite on paper found with photograph: F. P. Cosper

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