William Penn's Treaty with the Indians
John Hall, English, active 1775 - 1797
after Benjamin West, American, 1738 - 1820
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
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
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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