John Chester Buttre

John Chester Buttre
John Chester Buttre

John Chester Buttre

American engraver and publisher, 1821–1893
BiographyA commercial engraver, lithographer, and printer, Buttre was known for his portraits of political figures as well as for his sentimental images produced during the Civil War. He was a highly successful artist and publisher in New York.
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