William Penn portrait by Francis Place, undated
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William Penn portrait by Francis Place, undated

Permanent ID:
270
Call number:
1957.8
Image Description:
A charcoal portrait supposedly of William Penn. Historians have cast doubt about the subject's identity.  See John Nickalls, "Some Quaker Portraits: Certain and Uncertain" (London: Friends' Historical Society, 1958).
Format:
Charcoal
Dimensions:
Width: 21 cm, Height: 30 cm
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania Treasures collection
Related People or Organizations:
Francis Place (artist)
William Penn, 1644-1718 (depicted)
Hannah Callowhill Penn, 1671-1726 (creator)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Penn, William, 1644-1718
Place, Francis, 1647-1728
Penn, Hannah Callowhill, 1671-1726