Le Celebre J. Hancock, President du Congres des 13 Etats Unis de l'Amerique Septentrionale (The celebrated J. Hancock, President of the Congress of the 13 United States of North America)

Publisher Mondhare French
Sitter John Hancock American
1777–83
Not on view

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  • Title: Le Celebre J. Hancock, President du Congres des 13 Etats Unis de l'Amerique Septentrionale (The celebrated J. Hancock, President of the Congress of the 13 United States of North America)
  • Engraver: Anonymous, French, 18th century
  • Publisher: Mondhare (French, active 18th century)
  • Sitter: John Hancock (American, Braintree, Massachusetts 1737–1793 Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: 1777–83
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 6 7/8 × 4 1/2 in. (17.4 × 11.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.325
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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