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Sir William Pepperrell

1747
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sir William Pepperrell
  • Artist: Engraved and published by Peter Pelham (American (born England), London 1697–1751 Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Artist: After John Smibert (American, Edinburgh, Scotland 1688–1751 Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Publisher: Sold by J. Buck (Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Sitter: Sir William Pepperrell, 1st Baronet (American, KIttery, Maine 1696–1759 Kittery, Maine)
  • Date: 1747
  • Medium: Mezzotint
  • Dimensions: image: 11 3/16 x 9 3/4 in. (28.4 x 24.8 cm)
    plate (trimmed at top): 13 13/16 x 9 7/8 in. (35.1 x 25.1 cm)
    sheet: 13 15/16 x 10 1/16 in. (35.4 x 25.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.15
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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