John Hancock

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Object Details

Artist

Joseph Hiller, Sr., 1748 - 1814

Copy after

John Singleton Copley, 3 Jul 1738 - 9 Sep 1815

Sitter

John Hancock, 12 Jan 1737 - 8 Oct 1793

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1775

Object number

NPG.88.68

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Medium

Hand-colored mezzotint on paper

Dimensions

Image: 22.7 x 20.3cm (8 15/16 x 8")

Sheet: 25.1 x 20.3cm (9 7/8 x 8")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Tassel

John Hancock: Male

John Hancock: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman

John Hancock: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration

John Hancock: Politics and Government\Government official\Governor\Massachusetts

John Hancock: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm444045446-c886-42a3-9982-6cc96b699e83

Record ID

npg_NPG.88.68