(COLONIAL ERA) John Hall engraver; after West William Penns

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(COLONIAL ERA.) John Hall, engraver; after West. William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, when he Founded the Province of Pensylvania. Hand-colored etching, 19 3/4 x 24 3/4 inches; light wear and conservation in margins, image area clean, laid down on modern stiff paper. London: John Boydell, 12 June 1775

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"One of the best-known prints of a Philadelphia scene"--Snyder, City of Independence, page 252. Thomas Penn, son of William, commissioned the painting and engraving to help bolster his family's reputation. Fowble 130.