Silas Deane Esq., Commissioner from Congress in France
Artwork Details
- Title: Silas Deane Esq., Commissioner from Congress in France
- Series/Portfolio: Portraits of Generals, Ministers, Magistrates, Members of Congress and others who have become Illustrious in the Revolution of the Thirteen United States of America, London 1783
- Engraver: Benjamin Beale Evans (British, ca. 1765–1824)
- Artist: After Pierre Eugène du Simitière (American (born Switzerland), Geneva 1737–1784 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Publisher: Robert Wilkinson (British, active 1758–1825)
- Sitter: Silas Deane (American, Groton, Connecticut 1738–1789 at sea near Kent, England)
- Date: May 15, 1783
- Medium: Hand-colored etching and engraving
- Dimensions: Image: 4 5/16 × 3 5/8 in. (11 × 9.2 cm)
Plate: 5 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (14 × 10.5 cm)
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 5 9/16 in. (22.2 × 14.2 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.756-1952
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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