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Print made by Thomas Johnson, 1709–1767, Silas Deane, undated
- Title:
Silas Deane
- Date:
- undated
- Medium:
- Etching on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (31.8 x 24.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite center: "T. Johnson"; in graphite lower left: "Drawn by DuSimitiere etched by Thomas Johnson"; inscrbied on back in black ink center: "Silas Deane, (1737) (1737-1789) from an | etching by Thomas Johnson | (note: [...] the 'e' at the end of his name. in | spite of the original. The two spelling were common | at the time. B. J. H.) | Commissioner with Benjmain Franklin | and Arthur Lee. to the court of France | in the American Revoloution"
Lettered lower center: "SilasDeane"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Manuscripts and Archives Collection, transfer from the Sterling Memorial Library
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2012.12
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- buttons (information artifacts) | historical subject | man | portrait | portrait | profile (figure) | ruffles
- Associated People:
- Deane, Silas (1737–1789) American merchant, politician and diplomat
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:66356
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