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John Theophilus Desaguliers
Peter Pelham (American (born in England), about 1695–1751)
After: Hans Hysing (Swedish (worked in England), 1678 – 1752 or 1753)
After: Hans Hysing (Swedish (worked in England), 1678 – 1752 or 1753)
1725
Medium/Technique
Mezzotint
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 10 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.
Credit Line
Gift of Charles P. Curtis
Accession NumberM20149
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CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Smith 16; Stauffer 2476
Signed
In plate, lower center: P. Pelham
InscriptionsIn plate, below image: J. T. Desaguliers Legum Doctor, Regiae Societatis Londiniensis / Socius, Honoratissimo Duci de Chandos à Sacris. Philosophiae Naturalis / Experimentorum op[tim]e Illustrator
In plate, lower left: H. Hysing pinx.
In plate, lower center: P. Pelham fec: 1725
In plate, lower right: Sold by John Bowles in Mercers Hall Cheapside
In plate, lower left: H. Hysing pinx.
In plate, lower center: P. Pelham fec: 1725
In plate, lower right: Sold by John Bowles in Mercers Hall Cheapside
ProvenancePDP Register entry: Date acquired, 12/5/1904