Object: William Penn at the treaty Elm (after Henry Inman)

William Penn at the treaty Elm (after Henry Inman)

Artist:

John SARTAIN

Description:

Mezzotint print; full length portrait of the founder of Pennsylvania holding his charter from the English king in his right hand and a glove symbolizing elegance and status in his left; the landscape background shows the native Indians as the noble savage, while a peaceful landscape shows a great tree, which could the the treaty oak in Philadelphia, and if so, then the river is the Delaware with an Indian canoe in the far distance.

Credit:

Kirby Collection of Historical Paintings, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, Museum Purchase with Donor Funds, 2018.

Collection:

Kirby Collection of Historical Paintings

Dimensions:

40.005 W x 52.705 H (in cm.)