Vintage Martha Washington framed Steel Engraving (?). J. C. Buttre

Vintage Martha Washington framed Steel Engraving (?). by J. C. Buttre. "From Stuart's Picture" Beautifully carved wood frame. Measures approximately 9" X 12". Image 4" x 6". Unique rear collage of newspaper/book excerpts and notes. "Born 1732, died 1801...Letter to Congress upon the death of George Washington 1799" John Chester Buttre (June 10, 1821 – December 2, 1893), was an American steel-plate engraver and lithographer, responsible for some 3,000 engraved portraits of American political, naval and military personalities. He published The American Portrait Gallery in three volumes (1880–81) with text by his daughter, Lillian C. Buttre.