October 28, 2024 Many depictions of our library namesake exist in various forms – paintings, drawings, engravings, sculpture, and photographs. Painting by Samuel Morse, 1825Engraving by Samuel Hollyer from Morse painting with Bryant signatureWatercolor by Henry Inman, 1827Engraving by George Parker with Bryant signatureEngraving by John William Orr Cabinet card photograph by Mathew Brady c. 1865 [Reverse] “Published by E. Anthony 501 Broadway New York. Photographic Negative in Brady’s National Portrait Gallery”Daguerreotype by Jeremiah Gurney, c.1860sCaptioned photograph of Bryant in Turkish CostumePhotograph [Reverse] “Taken November 12, 1874 Gift of Mrs. H. Bogart Seaman, 1978”Photograph by Unknown, 1870sCabinet card photograph by Louis Alman 7 Co., 1870sCabinet card photograph by Sarony & Co., 1870sPhotograph by Unknown, 1870sPhotograph by Unknown, 1870sPhotograph by Unknown, 1870sEngraving by Unknown, 1870sHalftone print of Timothy Cole engraving from an oil painting by Wyatt Eaton, 1878