Bishop_John_Ettwein.png
Author |
John Valentine Haidt
|
Object type |
painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
|
Description |
English:
John Ettwein, 1754
. Artwork by
John Valentine Haidt
. Portrait of Bishop John Ettwein. John Ettwein (1721-1802) and his wife came to America in 1754. Their portraits were painted by a fellow traveler, John Valentine Haidt, supposedly during the voyages.
In 1772,
John Ettwein
and his group of some 200
Lenape
and
Mohican
Christians
traveled west along
The Great Shamokin Path
from their village of Friedenshütten (
Cabins of Peace
) near modern
Wyalusing
on the
North Branch Susquehanna River
to their new village of
Friedensstadt (
City of Peace
)
on the
Beaver River
in southwestern Pennsylvania.
During the Revolutionary War, Ettwein was the chief spokesman to the Continental Congress and other officials on behalf of the Moravians in Pennsylvania. He was consecrated a Bishop in 1784, and became head of the governing board of the Moravian Church in America. Oil on canvas, 25 in. x 17.5 in.
Moravian Historical Society
,
Nazareth
.
|
Date |
1754
date QS:P571,+1754-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
|
Source/Photographer | Moravian Historical Society, Nazareth, Pennsylvania. |
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2012-10-18 16:16 | 603×750× (631033 bytes) | Richlevine00 | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Artwork |artist={{Creator:John Valentine Haidt}} |title=''John Ettwein, 1754'' |description=Portrait of Bishop John Ettwein. John Ettwein (1721-1802) and his wife came to America in 1754. Their portraits were painted by a fello... |