File:Treaty of Paris by Benjamin West 1783.jpg

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Artist



Description	American-British painter
Date of birth/death	10 October 1738	11 March 1820
Location of birth/death	Springfield Township, Pennsylvania	London
Work location	London, Roma, Philadelphia
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

American Commissioners of the Preliminary Peace Agreement with Great Britain

Description

Benjamin West painting titled "American Commissioners of the Preliminary Peace Agreement with Great Britain" also sometimes referred to as "Treaty of Paris" (unfinished painting -- from left to right) John Jay, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Laurens, and William Temple Franklin. The British commissioners refused to pose, and the picture was never finished.

Date

1783-1784

Source/Photographer

http://www.harpers.org/archive/2008/03/hbc-90002651

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France in the American Revolutionary War

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Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	72 dpi
Vertical resolution	72 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
File change date and time	19:22, 15 June 2006
Colour space	sRGB

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