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Robert Proud: Ye School Man

Sitter Robert Proud American, born England
1882 (?)
Not on view
A silhouette portrait of a school master and historian in colonial Philadelphia, clipped from a periodical.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Robert Proud: Ye School Man
  • Artist: Joseph Pennell (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1857–1926 New York)
  • Sitter: Robert Proud (American (born England), Yorkshire 1728–1813 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Date: 1882 (?)
  • Medium: Wood engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 2 15/16 × 3 1/16 in. (7.4 × 7.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
  • Object Number: 1986.1180.1249
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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