Black and white full-length standing portrait of John Hennessy Saul. Ink inscription on verso, '? Saul'. Printed inscription on recto, 'From R. Wright, Portrait Painter and Photographer 14, Spurriergate York.'. John Hennessy Saul (1819-1897) was an Irish horticulturalist and landscape architect. He worked in several British nurseries including Llantarnam Abbey. He emigrated to Washington DC in the USA in 1851, and was responsible along with William Dunlop Brackenridge, for improving the National Mall, Lafayette Square, and the Smithsonian Museum grounds. In 1854 he became the first Chairman of Washington’s Parks commission, as well as opening his first nursery.. John Hennessy Saul (1819-1897) was an Irish horticulturalist and landscape architect. He worked in several British nurseries including Llantarnam Abbey. He emigrated to Washington DC in the USA in 1851, and was responsible along with William Dunlop Brackenridge, for improving the National Mall, Lafayette Square, and the Smithsonian Museum grounds. In 1854 he became the first Chairman of Washington’s Parks commission, as well as opening his first nursery.
Extent
1 carte de visite
Physical description
10.4 (h) x 6.3 (w) cm. Portrait. Photographic print