American Silversmiths

Hopestill Foster
(1621-1676)
Mary Bates
(1619-1703)
John Foster
(1648-1681)

 

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John Foster
  • Born: 1648
  • Christened: 10 Dec 1648, Dorchester MA
  • Died: 9 Sep 1681, Boston MA

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Artist

  Events in his life were:

  • , . 26 Graduated from Harvard College in 1667. Taught school in Dorchester in 1669 and established the first printing office in Boston in 1675. Acknowledged to have engraved the first portrait in America, of the Rev Richard Mather, c 1670.

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  • Portrait of Rev Richard Mather, c 1670
    Boston MA 26
    Acknowledged to be the first portrait engraved in North America.



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