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Le Célèbre Hancock, President du Congrès Anglo-American (The Celebrated [John] Hancock, President of the American Congress)

1777–80
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Le Célèbre Hancock, President du Congrès Anglo-American (The Celebrated [John] Hancock, President of the American Congress)
  • Engraver: Nicolas Dupin (French, active 1776–89)
  • Engraver: or Jean-Pierre-Julien Dupin (French, active 1770–83)
  • Publisher: Esnauts et Rapilly (French, active 1766–1804)
  • Sitter: John Hancock (American, Braintree, Massachusetts 1737–1793 Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Date: 1777–80
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 7 1/2 × 5 1/8 in. (19.1 × 13 cm)
    Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 3/8 in. (24.5 × 18.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
  • Object Number: 83.2.576
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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