His Excellency Samuel Adams, Esq-r., L.L.D. & A.A.S., Governor and Commander in and over the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Engraver George Graham American

After John Johnston American

Sitter Samuel Adams American

May 17, 1797

Not on view

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Title: His Excellency Samuel Adams, Esq-r., L.L.D. & A.A.S., Governor and Commander in and over the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Engraver: George Graham (American, active 1797–1813)
Artist: After John Johnston (American, active Boston ca. 1753–1818)
Sitter: Samuel Adams (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1722–1803)
Published in: Augusburg
Date: May 17, 1797
Medium: Mezzotint
Dimensions: Plate: 14 7/16 × 10 7/8 in. (36.7 × 27.6 cm)
Sheet: 17 1/8 × 10 7/8 in. (43.5 × 27.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Object Number: 24.90.28
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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