Peter Pelham

Peter Pelham
John Singleton Copley, Peter Pelham (?), c. 1753–1754, private collection[1]
Bornc. 1695
DiedDecember 1751 (aged 55–56)
NationalityEnglish
EducationJohn SImon
Known forMezzotint portraits
Spouses
Martha Guy
(m. 1719; died 1729)
Margaret Lowrey
(m. 1734; died 1748)
(m. 1748)
Children6, including Henry
Signature of Peter Pelham in the below engraving of Mather Byles

Peter Pelham (/ˈpɛləm/;[2] c. 1695 – December 1751) was an American portrait painter and engraver, born in England.

  1. ^ Appears as reproduced in Copley & Pelham 1914, ill. facing p. 5, Frankenstein 1970, p. 21, and Rebora 1995, p. 164, fig. 153.
  2. ^
    • Mangold, Max (1990). Duden Aussprachewörterbuch: Wörterbuch der deutschen Standardaussprache (in German) (2nd ed.). Mannheim, Wien, Zürich: Dudenverlag. p. 563. ISBN 3-411-00916-0. OCLC 1244724110 – via the Internet Archive.
    • Wells, J. C. (2000). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (9th impression, 2007). London: Pearson Longman. pp. 564. ISBN 0-582-36467-1 – via the Internet Archive.