American engraver and publisher (1808–1897)

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A woman sewing in a pleasant domestic interior, her baby sleeps sweetly in its cradle. Aquatint by J. Sartain after G. Dou.

James Jay Mapes. Stipple engraving by J. Sartain after himself.

The death of John Wesley. Mezzotint by J. Sartain after M. Claxton.

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John Sartain

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Images by John Sartain

Works from the collections

A woman sewing in a pleasant domestic interior, her baby sleeps sweetly in its cradle. Aquatint by J. Sartain after G. Dou.

The death of John Wesley. Mezzotint by J. Sartain after M. Claxton.

James Jay Mapes. Stipple engraving by J. Sartain after himself.