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The Revd. Absalom Jones: Rector of St. Thomas's African Episcopal in the City of Philad.

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Image ID

3972738


Item data

Title

The Revd. Absalom Jones: Rector of St. Thomas's African Episcopal in the City of Philad.

Collection

Print Collection
Portraits
Ministers

Names

Peale, Raphaelle, 1774-1825 (Artist)
Jones, W. R. (William R.) (Engraver)
Boyd, J. (John) (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1810 - 1825

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

Subjects

Jones, Absalom, 1746-1818
Abolitionists
African American clergy
St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
African Methodist Episcopal Church

Genres

Prints
Portraits

Notes

Content: This print was engraved based off of a painting by Raphaelle Peale.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11486940
accession number: SCPR 93.01.002
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1c6b1db0-c5f5-012f-ade3-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "The Revd. Absalom Jones: Rector of St. Thomas's African Episcopal in the City of Philad." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1810 - 1825. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c6b1db0-c5f5-012f-ade3-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1810 - 1825). The Revd. Absalom Jones: Rector of St. Thomas's African Episcopal in the City of Philad. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c6b1db0-c5f5-012f-ade3-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "The Revd. Absalom Jones: Rector of St. Thomas's African Episcopal in the City of Philad." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c6b1db0-c5f5-012f-ade3-58d385a7bc34

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