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Penn's Treaty with the Indians

Benjamin West

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

MaterialHeavyweight matte paper

Size4:3 ratio

Will it fit? See it to scale above your sofa, bed or mantel

Frame

$39Unframed print · made to order

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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 full-bleed edition prints the work edge to edge from a high-resolution scan of the original, very slightly cropped (a few percent at most) to fit the sheet. The gallery edition shows the whole work, uncropped. 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. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or dark wood frame right to the image, or let the canvas wrap do the framing. Also available gallery-wrapped on canvas, ready to hang with no frame.

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 plate — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Also available as gallery-wrapped canvas — ready to hang, no frame needed • 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?

Very slightly cropped. This full-bleed edition prints the painting edge to edge, so a thin sliver, a few percent at most, is trimmed from two opposite edges to fit the print size. We only offer it on paintings whose proportions already come that close to the sheet. For the whole painting, uncropped, choose the gallery edition.

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 made and first published more than 95 years ago, so the painting itself is public domain in the US and Europe. 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) — the painting printed edge to edge, very slightly cropped to fit the sheet. Penn's Treaty with the Indians · Benjamin West · 1771–1772. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, printed edge to edge, very slightly cropped to fit the sheet, 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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The Madten promise

Gallery-grade archival giclée. Rich pigment inks on heavyweight fine-art paper (or gallery-wrapped canvas) — built to last, not a poster-shop print.

Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

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