Thomas Paine. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows author and philosopher Thomas Paine, full-length portrait, seated, facing left.

Notation signed by Moncure D. Conway on verso: "Proof of an engraving made in Paris of the original oil portrait of Paine by Laurent Dabos, of Toulose [i.e., Toulouse], painted while Paine was a member of the National Convention, 1792-3. The original is now (1901) in possession of Mrs. Alfred Morrison, London."