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Artist
William Smith, 1750? - 1825?
Copy after
John Singleton Copley, 3 Jul 1738 - 9 Sep 1815
Sitter
John Hancock, 12 Jan 1737 - 8 Oct 1793
Date
1775
Type
Print
Medium
Hand-colored mezzotint on paper
Dimensions
image: 31.5cm x 24.9cm (12 3/8" x 9 13/16"), Accurate
Sheet: 35.2cm x 24.9cm (13 7/8" x 9 13/16"), Accurate
Topic
John Hancock: Male
John Hancock: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman
John Hancock: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration
John Hancock: Politics and Government\Governor\Massachusetts
John Hancock: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
