Item 147: Engraving of William Penn by John Sartan after Henry Inman (Removed to Black Case #8) , [1856]
Item — Box: 21, Folder: 147
Dates
- Created: [1856]
Creator
- Sartan, John, 1808 – 1897 (Person)
Access:
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Engraving
Condition Note:
Good
Measurements:
8 ⅞ in. x 5 ¾ in.
Description:
An engraving of what appears to be William Penn. He is dressed in Quaker clothing and looks refined. This piece was originally created by Henry Inman, and engraved by John Sartan.
William Penn was born on October 24, 1644 and was an English writer, religious thinker, and influential Quaker that is credited with founding the Province of Pennsylvania. During this British colonial era, Penn advocated for democracy and religious freedom. He held amicable relations and successful treaties with the Lenape Native Americans at this time. Penn died on August 10, 1718.
John Sartain was born on October 24, 1808 in London, England. He pioneered the medium of mezzotint engraving when he came to the United States at the age of 22, in 1830. He studied line engraving at William Young Ottley’s Early Florentine School and produced several plates. John Varley and Henry James Richter taught Sartain painting. He painted portraits in oil and miniatures on ivory for about ten years after arriving in the United States. He died on October 25, 1897.
Born October 20, 1801, Henry Inman was an American portrait, genre, and landscape painter from Utica, New York. He apprenticed under John Wesley Jarvis in New York City, along with John Quidor, for several years. He excelled in portrait painting and became the first vice president of the National Academy of Design.
The date for the manuscript has been ascertained by a comparison with the same manuscript as it appeared in the 1856 work of Samuel Mcpherson Janney, The life of William Penn: with selections from his correspondence and autobiography. The print appears on page 317, with a younger image of Penn appearing at the beginning of the work on image 8. The Library of Congress has the text digitized on their website.
Transcription:
ENGRAVED BY JOHN SARTAN -- THE ORIGINAL BY H. INMAN
My cordial friend
William Penn
Creator
- Sartan, John, 1808 – 1897 (Person)
- Inman, Henry, 1801 – 1846 (Person)
Repository Details
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