Thomas Hart
Major General John Sullivan, A distinguish'd Officer in the Continential (sic) Army

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Publisher Thomas Hart (English, active 1775-1778)English, active 1775-1778

CultureEnglish

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Major General John Sullivan, A distinguish'd Officer in the Continential (sic) Army

Date1776

PlaceLondon, England

MediumMezzotint on laid paper

DimensionsPlate: 14 × 10 in. (35.6 × 25.4 cm)
Sheet: 15 × 10 7/8 in. (38.1 × 27.6 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Jonathan S. Finger, Richard B. Finger and Walter G. Finger in honor of their grandmother, Mildred Breitenbach at "One Great Night in November, 1995"

Object numberB.95.14

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DescriptionBorn in New Hampshire, John Sullivan served in the First Continental Congress and went on to extensive service as an officer in the Revolutionary War. Afterward, his political career included service as governor of New Hampshire and as leader of the state convention that ratified the Constitution.
Provenance[Martayan Lan Augustyn, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1995.
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Printed below the image: "MAJOR GENERAL JOHN SULLIVAN,/A distinguish'd OFFICER in the CONTINENTIAL ARMY./Published as the Act directs 22 Augt. 1776 by Thos. Hart."

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