Reverend Sampson Occom
PrinterPrinted by
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Dateabout 1835
MediumLithography; black printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 11 13/16 x 8 1/4in. (30 x 21cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Dea. Jabez Huntington
DescriptionMan with coat and clerical collar sitting at table with open book next to a bookcase.
Object number1843.6.0
InscribedOn recto, beneath the image, printed in black ink, "The Reverend Sampson Occom. The first Indian Minister that ever was in Europe. He went to Britain for the purpose of obtaining Charities for the support of the Rev.d Dr. Wheelocks Indian Academy, and Missionaries among the Savages of North America in the year 1708."NotesSubject Note: Sampson Occom lived in Montville, CT. This lithograph is based on a mezzotint portrait executed in London in the 1700s.On View
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