"WILLIAM PENN'S Treaty with the INDIANS, when he founded the PROVINCE of PENSYLVANIA in NORTH AMERICA 1681.
DateJune 12, 1775
Publisher
John Boydell
Engraver
John Hall
After work by
Benjamin West (1738-1820)
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving
DimensionsOverall: 19 1/8 × 24 1/8 in (48.58 × 61.28cm)
Trimmed to Platemark: 18 3/4 × 24 1/8 in (47.62 × 61.28cm)
Framed
Trimmed to Platemark: 18 3/4 × 24 1/8 in (47.62 × 61.28cm)
Framed
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1963-93
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "WILLIAM PENN'S Treaty with the INDIANS, when he founded/ the PROVINCE of PENSYLVANIA in NORTH AMERICA 1681./ Benj. West Pinxit./ John Hall Sculpsit./ To the Proprietaries of the/ Province of Pensylvania, &c., &c./ This PRINT, Engraved from the Original Painting/ belonging to the late Thomas Penn Esquire,/ Is respectfully Inscribed by Their obedient humble servant/ JOHN BOYDELL./ Published June 12.th, 1775 by JOHN BOYDELL/ Engraver in Cheapside London."Label TextWhen Charles II granted William Penn the territory now known as Pennsylvania, Penn made the decision from the outset that he wanted to gain clear title to his land by purchasing it from the Native Americans. This scene illustrates Penn's generous and accommodating nature as he was proparing to sign the treaty with the Indians in exchange for goods and money.ProvenanceBefore 1963, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1963-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
Phillip Lea (fl. 1666-1700, d. 1700)
ca. 1698
John Boydell
November 1, 1780
Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
1755-1775
Captain John Montresor (1736-1799)
June 10, 1775