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Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley
Artist
Unidentified Artist
Sitter
Phillis Wheatley, c. 1753 - 5 Dec 1784
Date
1773
Type
Book
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 12.8 x 10.1 cm (5 1/16 x 4")
Sheet: 17.6 x 12.8 cm (6 15/16 x 5 1/16")
Book (open to 90%): 18.4 × 19.7 cm (7 1/4 × 7 3/4")
Topic
Printed Material\Book
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cap
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table\Writing table
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen\Quill
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Inkstand
Print
Printed Material\Papers\Letter
Illustration
Phillis Wheatley: Female
Phillis Wheatley: Literature\Writer\Poet
Phillis Wheatley: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.77.2
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view