Print (Line engraving)

Museum Object Number 1966.0257 A

Object Name

Print (Line engraving)

Title

WILLIAM PENN'S Treaty with the INDIANS, when he founded the PROVINCE of PENNSYLVANIA in NORTH AMERICA 1681.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

John Hall (Engraver)

Benjamin West (Painter)

John Boydell (Publisher)

Creator Notes

Appointed historical painter to king in 1772, and surveyor of the royal pictures in 1790. Co-founded the Royal Academy in London and succeeded Sir Joshua Reynolds as its president from 1792 to 1820.

Date of Birth

173910/10/17381719

Date of Death

179703/11/18201804

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

June 12 1775 (1775-1775)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Legend, pasted to frame backboard; Published June 12,,\th 1775 by JOHN BOYDELL, [illegible due to paper loss] in Cheapside, London.

Subjects

Historical; Armorial device; Quaker; Penn's Treaty; William Penn

Materials

Ink; Paper

Techniques

Etched, Engraved, Line engraved

Dimensions (inches)

17 (H) , 23.3 (W) , 16.8 (Image H) , 23.3 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

43.2 (H) , 59.3 (W) , 16.8 (Image H) , 23.3 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom.

Publisher Summary

Boydell, John

Publication Date

06/12/1775

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Snyder, Martin P. 1975 City of Independence: Views of Philadelphia Before 1800.
• See pp. 251-254.