Thomas Prince, A. M.

1750

Peter Pelham, after John Greenwood

Associated Names
Peter Pelham

Artist, American, born England, 1697 - 1751

James Buck

Publisher

John Greenwood

Artist After, American, 1727 - 1792

The image shows the upper half of a man's body in a seated position. The man is facing forward with a neutral expression on his face. He has long, curly hair that extends past his shoulders. His facial features include a prominent nose and slightly arched eyebrows. He is wearing a dark, formal outfit with a white clerical band around his neck. The background consists of a plain, dark surface with an arched frame surrounding the portrait. There are no visible jewelry or objects being held by the man. Beneath the image, there is text identifying the person as Thomas Prince with additional information in Latin.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint in black on laid paper mounted to gray laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.48 × 24.45 cm (12 × 9 5/8 in.)
    plate: 35.24 × 24.77 cm (13 7/8 × 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 41.28 × 28.42 cm (16 1/4 × 11 3/16 in.)
    support: 45.09 × 34.61 cm (17 3/4 × 13 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.596

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(The Old Print Shop, New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1981

  • Early America on Paper: Prints and Drawings, 1750-1850, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981

Inscriptions

text at bottom in plate:
Jno. Greenwood Pinx. / P. Pelham fecit. / THOMAS PRINCE A.M. / Quintus Ecclesiae Australis Bostonii Novanglorum Pastor, e Collegii Harvardini / CANTABRIGIAE Curatoribus, SAMUELIS Armigeri Filius et Thomae AM. denati Pater / Printed for & Sold by J. Buck at ye Spectacles in Queen-Street Boston. 1750
lower right corner of support in graphite by unknown hand: CDC / + 225-; center verso of support in graphite by unknown hand: 1 [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77009029

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