William Penn Huge Chromolithograph of Treaty of Shackamaxon, Or Penn's Treaty

William Penn
n.p., ca. 19th century
William Penn Huge Chromolithograph of Treaty of Shackamaxon, Or Penn's Treaty
Art

A stunning chromolithograph of William Penn's Treaty with the Lenni Lenape tribe. Measuring 36.5" x 25.75", n.p., n.d. [19th century]. Likely made from the nineteenth-century print entitled "Penns Treaty, After the Original By Benjamin West, In the National Museum of Philadelphia." Penn, dressed in blue, is depicted standing in the middle of a group of merchants and Native Americans. Backed on canvas. The chromolithograph has creasing and flattened folds, particularly at the left side, which have caused chipping, flaking, and rubbing to the image. Worn and creased edges with small tears. Light toning throughout but it retains its bright colors.

This allegorical scene was commissioned by Thomas Penn, son of William Penn, and depicts the legendary meeting between Penn and members of the Lenni Lenape tribe at Shackamaxon on the Delaware River. Signed in 1682, the treaty between Penn and Tamanend represented peace and friendship between the two groups, swearing to "live together in peace as long as the creeks and rivers run and while the sun, moon, and stars endure."

Chromolithographs were multi-colored prints used to reproduce paintings (and later photographs) by printing on flat surfaces using a flat printing plate instead of raised relief techniques.

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36.5" x 25.75"