Penn's Treaty with the Indians

Benjamin West

1771–1772 · Oil on canvas · Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia

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About this work

Artist: Benjamin West (1738–1820)
Year: 1771–1772
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 191.8 × 273.7 cm
Collection: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
Movement: Neoclassicism

William Penn and a group of Quakers in broad black hats meet Lenape leaders beneath a great elm at Shackamaxon on the Delaware River, while a merchant kneels to unroll a bolt of cloth and families and new brick houses fill the scene. West, a Pennsylvanian working in London, painted it for Thomas Penn, William Penn's son, about ninety years after the treaty the picture imagines. Engraved and copied endlessly, it became the image of Pennsylvania's founding. It has been at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts since 1878.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A warm amber and green history painting for a study, library or entrance hall in a dark wood frame. It suits cream, olive or warm grey walls at 16×12 and pairs with West's Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Neoclassicism painting
Era: 18th century (1771–1772)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: grand
Rooms: study or library, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×12. Prints at 16×12 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Penn's Treaty with the Indians in the public domain?

Yes. Benjamin West (1738–1820) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 16×12 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or dark wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Penn's Treaty with the Indians painted, and in what medium?

Penn's Treaty with the Indians dates from 1771–1772 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 191.8 × 273.7 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 16×12 is the size that reads as one statement piece. For Penn's Treaty with the Indians we'd choose 16×12. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

Penn's Treaty with the Indians (Benjamin West) — Penn's Treaty with the Indians · Benjamin West · 1771–1772. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or dark wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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