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William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts
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William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts

Peter Pelham | John Smibert | William Shirley

1747

Medium

Mezzotint

Tags

MenPortraits

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)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Peter Pelham

1697 |1697 |1663 –1751 |1751 |1728 • American, born England|American, born England|American

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