Lot Essay
The later inscription on the document identifies the sitter as William Penn (1644-1718), Quaker leader and founder of Pennsylvania.
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Portrait of a man, small half length, wearing a gold embroidered jacket and fur-lined coat, holding a document, a wooded river landscape beyond
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ITALIAN SCHOOL, MID-18TH CENTURY
Portrait of a man, small half length, wearing a gold embroidered jacket and fur-lined coat, holding a document, a wooded river landscape beyond
with later inscription 'William Penn Pennsylvania' (on the letter)
oil on copper, oil
8 3/8 x 6 5/8 in. (21.2 x 16.7 cm.)
Portrait of a man, small half length, wearing a gold embroidered jacket and fur-lined coat, holding a document, a wooded river landscape beyond
with later inscription 'William Penn Pennsylvania' (on the letter)
oil on copper, oil
8 3/8 x 6 5/8 in. (21.2 x 16.7 cm.)
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