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Peter Pelham , 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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The Oxford Dictionary of Art | 2004 | | Â© The Oxford Dictionary of Art 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Pelham, Peter. See Copley.

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