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

  • Creator (Role):

    John Hall (Engraver)

    Benjamin West (Painter)

    John Boydell (Publisher)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    June 12 1775 (1775-1775)

  • Materials:

    Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid); Alum; Kaolin; Wood

  • Techniques:

    Line Etched with minimal burin work, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.2878 A


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1958.2878 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

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Hall (Engraver)
1739-1797

Benjamin West (Painter)
10/10/1738-03/11/1820
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.

John Boydell (Publisher)
1719-1804

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

June 12 1775 (1775-1775)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right, beneath image; "John Hall Sculpsit."
2. Inscription; Lower left, beneath image; "Benj: West pinxit."
3. Inscription; Lower center, beneath image; "John Boydell excudit 1775."
4. Inscription; Lower center, beneath title; Published June 12,,\th 1775 by JOHN BOYDELL Engraver in Cheapside London.

Subjects

Historical; Quaker; City view; Armorial device; Native American; American Indian; William Penn; Penn's Treaty

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid); Alum; Kaolin; Wood

Techniques

Line Etched with minimal burin work, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

19.6 (H) , 24.5 (W) , 16.7 (Image H) , 23 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

49.8 (H) , 62.3 (W) , 16.7 (Image H) , 23 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Paper chain intervals: 3.9-4.1 cm; laid lines 7 per cm. Plate mark: H: 48 cm. W: 61.7 cm.

Publisher Summary

Boydell, John

Publication Date

06/12/1775

Place of Publication

Cheapside, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

unknown

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1991 To Please Every Taste: Eighteenth-Century Prints from the Winterthur Museum.
Published: no. 55, pp. 146-147.
[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
Published: no. 130, pp. 202-203.