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Benjamin Lay

Artist: Henry Dawkins, active 1753 - 1786
Copy after: William Williams, Sr., 1727 - 27 Apr 1791
Sitter: Benjamin Lay, c. 1681 - 3 Feb 1759

Date: c. 1760

Type: Print

Medium: Etching and engraving on laid paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 22.8 x 19.8cm (9 x 7 13/16"); Mat: 45.7 x 35.6cm (18 x 14")

Topic: Costume\Headgear\Hat; Printed Material\Book; Exterior\Landscape; Equipment\Walking stick\Cane; Home Furnishings\Dishes\Bowl; Equipment\Culinary Equipment\Kitchen utensil\Knife; Benjamin Lay: Male; Benjamin Lay: Society and Social Change\Reformer; Benjamin Lay: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist; Benjamin Lay: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist; Benjamin Lay: Society and Social Change\Person with a Disability\Dwarfism; Portrait

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Object number: NPG.2000.51

Data Source: National Portrait Gallery