PENNS TREATY WITH THE INDIANS, copy of Benjamin
PENNS TREATY WITH THE INDIANS, copy of Benjamin Wests 1772 classic painting by an unknown artist. Quaker leader, William Penn, points to a map of the Delaware River and to Leni Lenape (Delaware) Indians receiving their payment of cloth. Benjamin Wests painting was commissioned by Thomas Penn in his effort to retain the proprietorship government of Pennsylvania. The image is reversed from the original painting
Picture No
13125876
Media ID
45376364
Size
3000px x 2484px
(918KB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
