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Peter Pelham, American Art, Biographies

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Peter Pelham[pel´um] Pronunciation Key, c.1695–1751, American engraver and painter, b. England; stepfather of John Singleton Copley. After studying and practicing in England, Pelham settled (c.1728) in Boston. He produced engravings of Cotton Mather and Increase Mather based on his own paintings. He also conducted a school.



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