William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, 1775

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Medium

engraving and etching with watercolor on laid paper

Dimensions

image: 42.7 × 59.1 cm (16 13/16 × 23 1/4 in.)

sheet: 48.9 × 60.9 cm (19 1/4 × 24 in.) (cut within platemark)

Credit Line

The McNeil Americana Collection

Catalogue Raisonné

Le Blanc 1854-1888, no. 8

Accession Number

2015.29.4

Artists / Makers

John Hall (artist) British, 1739 - 1797

Benjamin West (artist after) American, 1738 - 1820

John Boydell (publisher) British, 1719 - 1804

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Inscription

lower left in plate: Benj West pinxit; lower right in plate: John Hall sculpsit; lower center in plate: John Boydell excudit 1775 / WILLIAM PENN'S Treaty with the INDIANS, when he founded the PROVINCE of PENSYLVANIA in NORTH AMERICA 1681. / To the Proprietaries of the Province of Pennsylvania, & c. &c. / This PRINT, Engraved from the Original Painting belonging to the late Thomass Penn Esquire. / Published June 12th by JOHN BOYDELL Engraver in Cheapside London

Provenance

Robert L. McNeil, Jr. [1915-2010], Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania; his estate; gift 2015 from the McNeil Americana Collection to NGA.

Associated Names

McNeil Americana Collection

Bibliography

1854: Le Blanc, Charles. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels, no. 8