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Rt. Rev. Samuel Provoost, D.D., first bishop of New York – Antique Print

Rt. Rev. Samuel Provoost, D.D., first bishop of New York, [between 1800 and 1815] — antique engraving
Rt. Rev. Samuel Provoost, D.D., first bishop of New York, [between 1800 and 1815]. Antique engraving from the New York City collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Rt. Rev. Samuel Provoost, D.D., first bishop of New York, an antique engraving rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Rt. Rev. Samuel Provoost, D.D., first bishop of New York

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Samuel Provoost is identified here as the first Episcopal bishop of New York, a post he took up after being consecrated in England in 1787, when the American Episcopal Church was still organizing itself after the Revolution. The engraving was made expressly for *The Evergreen*, so it was meant to accompany printed text as a frontispiece-style likeness rather than stand alone. Its date, placed between 1800 and 1815, falls in the last years of Provoost's life, when he had largely withdrawn from active church duties. The print is a useful record of how early American church leaders were presented to the public.

Created / published[between 1800 and 1815]
Medium1 print : engraving.
GenrePortrait prints 1800-1820.Engravings 1800-1820.
NotesEngraved expressly for the Evergreen""
SubjectsProvoost, Samuel,--1742-1815. Bishops--New York (State)--1800-1820.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan896 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-169089

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