Skip to Content

Rev. Cotton Mather (Son of Increase) Using His Powerful Influence to Overcome the Prejudice Against Inoculation for Smallpox in Boston, 1721

A work made of bronze.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

Image actions

  • A work made of bronze.

Date:

c. 1915

Artist:

Sally James Farnham
American, 1869–1943

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Sally James Farnham

Title

Rev. Cotton Mather (Son of Increase) Using His Powerful Influence to Overcome the Prejudice Against Inoculation for Smallpox in Boston, 1721

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

c. 1915

Medium

Bronze

Inscriptions

Cast below image: REV. COTTON MATHER (SON OF INCREASE) USING HIS POWERFUL INFLUENCE TO OVERCOME / THE PREJUDICE AGAINST INOCULATION FOR SMALLPOX IN BOSTON, 1721

Dimensions

55.2 × 88.9 × 6.9 cm (21 3/4 × 35 × 2 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Alonzo C. Mather

Reference Number

1926.2193

IIIF Manifest  The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world.

Learn more.

https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/92303/manifest.json

Extended information about this artwork

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.

Share

Sign up for our enewsletter to receive updates.

Learn more

Image actions

Share