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Samuel Adams
Engraved portrait of Samuel Adams, a Founding Father of the United States and 4th Governor of Massachusetts (1792-1794). Adams' portrait is framed in an oval flanked by an angel and two women. One woman stands on a book titled Laws to Enslave America, and the other points a spear at a prone man whose hat reads "GR [George(ius) Rex] XXI." A scroll titled "Magna Charta" lies in front of the portrait. |
Image ID: | 152052 |
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Creation Date: | 1774 |
Creator Name: | Revere, Paul |
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Collection Name: | Name File |
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Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
Original Format Number: | NF Adams, Samuel (1722-1803) |
Original Dimensions: | 9 x 11 inches |
From the Engraving for the Royal American Magazine, Boston, April 1774. Vol. II p. 153. |
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