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William Penn Engraving Group Lot of 11, ca.1790-1800

Currency:USD Category:Art / Medium - Etchings Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 300.00 USD
William Penn Engraving Group Lot of 11, ca.1790-1800
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Philadelphia PA. Group of 11 items, all the same: Engraving of William Penn, drawn from the original bust in the Loganian Library in Philadelphia, dated 1797. Black and white, Penn at center with "Charter of Pennsylvania" beneath, along with other books. Each sheet is approximately 8.5 x 10 inches, while the engraving of Penn is 5 x 8.5 inches, and featured at center. VF condition with slight toning. This engraved portrait is said to be taken from a bust in the Loganian Library. In 1831, a fire kindled in the fireplace of the Loganian room destroyed a bust of Penn (possibly the one from which this engraving was taken) and other items from the collection. William Penn was an English writer and religious thinker belonging to the Religious Society of Friends, and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, a North American colony of England. (11) (From the Collection of John E. Herzog)