William Penn's Treaty with the Indians

John Hall, English, active 1775 - 1797
after Benjamin West, American, 1738 - 1820

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1775

Engraving on paper

Impression: 16 1/2 × 23 3/8 in. (41.9 × 59.4 cm)

Sheet: 20 × 28 1/4 in. (50.8 × 71.8 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Reverend J. E. Johnson

PR.972.135

Publisher

John Boydell, London, England

Geography

Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe

Period

1600-1800

Object Name

Print

Research Area

Print

Not on view

Inscriptions

Inscribed, on plate, lower left: Benj. West pinxit; lower right: John Hall sculpsit; center: Published June 12th 1775 by JOHN BOYDELL Engraver in Cheapside London

Course History

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Exhibition History

Lower Jewett Corridor, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 23-March 21, 1976.

Provenance

Reverend J. E. Johnson; given to present collection, 1972.

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