William Penn's Treaty with the Indians
John Hall, English, active 1775 - 1797
after Benjamin West, American, 1738 - 1820
1775
Hand colored engraving on paper
Plate: 10 × 23 5/8 in. (25.4 × 60 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Julia L. Whittier Fund
PR.951.13
Publisher
John Boydell, London, England
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Research Area
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
Exhibition History
Unlayering Stereotypes: Selections from the Permanent Collection For Teaching Cultural Anthropology, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Anthropology 7, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 24-August 20, 1995.
Provenance
The Old Print Shop, New York, New York; sold to present collection, 1951.
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