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William Welsteed

William Welsteed

John Singleton Copley (American, 1738–1815)

1753

Medium/TechniqueMezzotint

DimensionsPlatemark: 35.3 x 25 cm (13 7/8 x 9 13/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Frederick Lewis Gay

Accession number19.3671

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InscriptionsIn plate, below imgae: The Reverend Mr William Welsteed / of Boston in New England AEt. 58 1753 In plate, lower left: J. S. Copley pinxt. et fecit. In plate, lower right: Printed for and sold by Step[he].n Whiting at ye Rose & Crown in Union Street Boston

Provenance1919, gift of Mrs. Frederick Lewis Gay, Brookline, MA to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 21, 2016)

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