Gouverneur Morris Stipple Engraved Portrait
London, 1783 - Frame: 7 x 5½ inches; sight: 5½ x 4 inches
 
A stipple engraving depicting Gouverneur Morris, drawn by Pierre Eugène Du Simitière and engraved by B. B. Ellis, published in London by R. Wilkinson. Morris served in the Continental Congress and later as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, where he played a central role in shaping the final language of the United States Constitution and is widely credited with drafting its celebrated Preamble.
 
Condition: Very fine.