COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
65-137
accession_no
65-137
Accession number
false
Record number:
65-137
record_number
65-137
Record number
false
JCB call number:
En777 C843t
jcb_call_no
En777 C843t
JCB call number
false
Image title:
Thomas Pownall Esqr. member of Parliament, late Governor Captain General and Commander in Chief; and Vice Admiral of His Majesty's Provinces Massachusetts Bay & South Carolina; & Lieutt. Governor of New Jersey
image_title
Thomas Pownall Esqr. member of Parliament, late Governor Captain General and Commander in Chief; and Vice Admiral of His Majesty's Provinces Massachusetts Bay & South Carolina; & Lieutt. Governor of New Jersey
Image title
false
Creator 1:
Cotes
creator1
Cotes
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 role:
pinxit
creator1_role
pinxit
Creator 1 role
false
Creator 2:
Richard Earlom
creator2
Richard Earlom
Creator 2
false
Creator 2 dates:
1743-1822
creator2_dates
1743-1822
Creator 2 dates
false
Creator 2 role:
Fecit
creator2_role
Fecit
Creator 2 role
false
Place image published:
London
place_image_published
London
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett No. 53 Fleet Street
image_publisher
Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett No. 53 Fleet Street
Image publisher
false
Image date:
5th. June 1777
image_date
5th. June 1777
Image date
false
Image function:
print
image_function
print
Image function
false
Technique:
mezzotint engraving
technique
mezzotint engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
36.2 cm.
image_dimensions_height
36.2 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
27.7 cm.
image_dimensions_width
27.7 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
48.6 cm.
page_dimensions_height
48.6 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
35 cm.
page_dimensions_width
35 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
English
languages
English
Languages
false
Description:
Portrait of Thomas Pownall.
description
Portrait of Thomas Pownall.
Description
false
Source Title:
Scenographia Americana: or, A collection of views in North America and the West Indies ... from drawings taken on the spot ...
source_title
Scenographia Americana: or, A collection of views in North America and the West Indies ... from drawings taken on the spot ...
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Printed by John Bowles ...
source_publisher
Printed by John Bowles ...
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1768
source_date
1768
Source date
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notes:
Thomas Pownall was colonial governor of Massachusetts during the French and Indian wars. He was a staunch supporter of the American cause and argued against unfair taxation without representation. These controversial statements caused his dismissal from Massachusetts and his transfer to the governorship of South Carolina. During his time in America, Pownall completed a series of drawings for the first great collection of printed North American views, entitled the Scenographia Americana which were jointly published by leading print dealers of London. This print is held separately.
notes
Thomas Pownall was colonial governor of Massachusetts during the French and Indian wars. He was a staunch supporter of the American cause and argued against unfair taxation without representation. These controversial statements caused his dismissal from Massachusetts and his transfer to the governorship of South Carolina. During his time in America, Pownall completed a series of drawings for the first great collection of printed North American views, entitled the Scenographia Americana which were jointly published by leading print dealers of London. This print is held separately.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
References:
Phelps Stokes, I.N. Iconography, I, p. 281 et seq.; Phelps Stokes, I.N. American Historical Prints, B-92
references_
Phelps Stokes, I.N. Iconography, I, p. 281 et seq.; Phelps Stokes, I.N. American Historical Prints, B-92
References
false
References exhibitions:
Danforth, S. Encountering the New World, Item 159
references_exhibitions
Danforth, S. Encountering the New World, Item 159
References exhibitions
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1965.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1965.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
Commentary:
commentary
<a href="mailto:Susan_Danforth@brown.edu">Add a comment</a>
Commentary
false
Subject Area:
Portraits
subject_groups
Portraits
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805--Portraits
subject_heads
Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805--Portraits
Subject headings
false