John Chester Buttre

J. C. Buttre
Self-portrait
Born	(1821-06-10)June 10, 1821 Auburn, New York, U.S
Died	December 2, 1893(1893-12-02) (aged 72) Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S
Occupation(s)	Steel-plate engraver, lithographer
Children	Lillian C. Buttre
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John Chester Buttre (June 10, 1821 – December 2, 1893), was an American steel-plate engraver and lithographer, responsible for some 3,000 engraved portraits of American political, naval and military personalities. He published The American Portrait Gallery in three volumes (1880–81) with text by his daughter, Lillian C. Buttre.