(MATHER COTTON) Pelham Peter; artist and engraver Cottonus M

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(MATHER, COTTON.) Pelham, Peter; artist and engraver. Cottonus Matherus, S. Theologiæ Doctor Regiæ Societatis Londonensis Socius, et Ecclesiæ Bostonum Nov-Anglorum. Mezzotint engraving, 17 1/2 x 13 inches, plate mark 13 3/4 x 9 3/4; edge wear, closed tear extending slightly into blank area of plate, minor foxing, faint smudge in caption. [Boston], nd [probably a late 19th century restrike from the 1728 plate]

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Often cited as the first mezzotint portrait produced in America. Original impressions from 1728 are scarce, and even later impressions from this historic plate are significant.