Beschreibung:

Calligraphic Pen and Ink on Paper Exercise, A.H. Hinman, Pennsylvania, mid-19th century, composed of a spreadwing eagle above a dove and deer and swan below, interspersed throughout with calligraphic flourishes and fanciful lettering reads in full "Every Young Gentleman and Lady/Who Wishes to become An Elegant Penman/or Teacher of Penmanship/Should obtain instruction of/A.H. Hinman./the Most Scientific/In Every Department of Pen Art Guaranteed," 11 x 8 1/2 in., in the likely original frame. Note: A.H. Hinman was a student of the famed penman P.R. Spencer, and taught Francis B. Courtney who became known as "The Pen Wizard." Hinman had "Business Colleges" bearing his name in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and Worcester, Massachusetts. The Collection of Francisco Felipe Sierra-Gardell