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Title: Henry Laurens Jr., formerly President of the Congress
Series/Portfolio: American Legislators, Patriots and Soldiers who have distinguished themselves in rendering their Country Independent, published London
Engraver:
Burnet Reading (British, Colchester, Essex active 1780–1820)
Artist:
After Pierre Eugène du Simitière (American (born Switzerland), Geneva 1737–1784 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Publisher:
William Dickinson (British, London? 1746/47?–1823 Paris)
Sitter:
Henry Laurens (American, Charleston, South Carolina 1724–1792 Charleston, South Carolina)
Date: 1783
Medium: Stipple engraving
Dimensions:
Image: 2 13/16 × 2 3/8 in. (7.2 × 6 cm)
Plate: 6 3/8 × 5 5/8 in. (16.2 × 14.3 cm)
Sheet: 7 11/16 × 6 3/8 in. (19.6 × 16.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
Accession Number: 83.2.603
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