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; Paper

  • Techniques:

    Etched, Engraved, Line engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1966.0257 A


  • Complete Details



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)
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; 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.