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Engraving of Reverend John Murray (1742-1793)

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1795

GUSN

GUSN-310713

Description

Engraving of Reverend John Murray (1742-1793). Plain wood frame.

Details

Descriptive Terms

engravings (prints)
paper (fiber product)
engravings (prints)
wood (plant material)
Print
Print, Intaglio
Engraving
Engraving

Inscription

"Rev. John Murray. A.M. Late Pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Newbury-port. Born 22 May 1742, Died 13 March 1793. S. Hill"

Additional Identification Number

1299.8

Maker

Hill, Samuel, ca. 1766-1803 (Engraver)

Dimensions

9 1/8 x 6 1/8 x 5/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Joan Pearson Watkins Trust

Accession Number

2015.62.8

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

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