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Title: John Dickinson Esq. (mistakenly titled W. H. Drayton Esq.)
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:
John Dickinson (American, Talbot County, Maryland 1732–1808 Wilmington, Delaware)
Date: May 15, 1783
Medium: Etching and engraving; etched letter state
Dimensions:
Image: 4 5/16 × 3 5/8 in. (11 × 9.2 cm)
Plate: 5 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (14 × 10.8 cm)
Sheet: 6 7/16 × 5 1/4 in. (16.4 × 13.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Accession Number: 24.90.719
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