Johan Printz, First Governor of Delaware

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Johan Printz, First Governor of Delaware
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Johan Printz, First Governor of Delaware

Datec. 1930
Illustration CitationThe Dutch and Swedes on the Delaware, by Christopher Ward (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1930)
MediumWatercolor and gouache on illustration board
Dimensions13 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. (33.7 x 29.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Marion D. Higgins, 1953
Object number1953-6
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Label TextThis painting depicts the arrival at Fort Christina of Johan Printz, the governor of New Sweden from 1643 to 1653. Wyeth shows Printz reading out his credentials, standing with his staff of office and the royal crest of Sweden as if on a stage set, with the sea and ship painted as a backdrop.
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