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William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts

Engraved by Peter Pelham American, born England
After John Smibert American, Scottish
Sitter William Shirley British
1747
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts
  • Artist: Engraved by Peter Pelham (American (born England), London 1697–1751 Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Artist: After John Smibert (American, Edinburgh, Scotland 1688–1751 Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Sitter: William Shirley (British, Preston Manor, Sussex 1694–1771 Roxbury, Massachusetts)
  • Date: 1747
  • Medium: Mezzotint
  • Dimensions: image: 11 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (29.8 x 24.8 cm)
    plate (trimmed at top): 13 3/4 x 9 13/16 in. (34.9 x 25 cm)
    sheet: 14 x 9 15/16 in. (35.5 x 25.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.21
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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