Silas Deane, Member of Congress
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: American Legislators, Patriots and Soldiers who have distinguished themselves in rendering their Country Independent, published London
Artist: Pierre Eugène du Simitière|Burnet Reading|William Richardson|Silas Deane
Artist bio: American (born Switzerland), Geneva 1737–1784 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|British, Colchester, Essex active 1780–1820|British, active 1778–1812|American, Groton, Connecticut 1738–1789 at sea near Kent, England
Artist role: Artist|Engraver|Publisher|Sitter
Artist nationality: American, born Switzerland|British|British|American
Date: May 10, 1783
Medium: Stipple engraving, printed in dark orange-brown ink
Dimensions: Image: 2 13/16 × 2 5/16 in. (7.2 × 5.9 cm)
Plate: 6 7/16 × 5 9/16 in. (16.4 × 14.2 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/2 × 8 3/8 in. (29.2 × 21.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Geography:  London     
Credit line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Accession year: 1924