Peter Pelham
(1695?-1751), Mezzotint engraver and painter in AmericaArtist associated with 33 portraits
Peter Pelham was apprenticed in 1713 to the mezzotint engraver John Simon. He found employment producing mezzotints for various printsellers, primarily Edward Cooper. In 1727, he emigrated with his family to America, settling in Boston. He continued to work as an engraver, but also opened a school where he taught a variety of subjects including dancing and arithmetic. Through his third marriage, to the widow Mary Singleton, Pelham was stepfather to her son, the artist John Singleton Copley.
by Peter Pelham, after Robert Walker
mezzotint, early 18th century
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by Peter Pelham, published by John Bowles
mezzotint, early to mid 18th century
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by Peter Pelham, after Michael Dahl
mezzotint, early 18th century
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by Peter Pelham, after Thomas Frye
mezzotint, early to mid 18th century
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by Peter Pelham, after Michael Dahl
mezzotint, early 18th century
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John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville when Baron Carteret
by Peter Pelham, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt, published by John Bowles
mezzotint, (circa 1710-1723)
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John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville when Baron Carteret
by Peter Pelham, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, (circa 1710-1723)
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John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
by Peter Pelham, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, (circa 1710-1723)
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Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
by Peter Pelham, published by John Bowles, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, circa 1718-1724
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by Peter Pelham, published by Edward Cooper, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1720 (1719)
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by Peter Pelham, after Hans Hysing
mezzotint, 1720s-1740s
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by Peter Pelham, after Hans Hysing
mezzotint, 1720s-1740s
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Susanna Centlivre (née Freeman)
by Peter Pelham, after D. Fermin
mezzotint, 1720
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Susanna Centlivre (née Freeman)
by Peter Pelham, after D. Fermin
mezzotint, 1720
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Robert Molesworth, 1st Viscount Molesworth
by Peter Pelham, sold by Edward Cooper, after Thomas Gibson
mezzotint, 1721
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Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington
by and published by Peter Pelham, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, circa 1722-1727
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Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington
by Peter Pelham, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, circa 1722-1727
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by Peter Pelham, after D. Fermin
mezzotint, 1723
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by Peter Pelham, after Jan van der Vaart
mezzotint, 1724
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by Peter Pelham, after Jan van der Vaart
mezzotint, 1724
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