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Title
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John Ettwein
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Creator
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Haidt, John Valentine
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Publisher
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Bethlehem Digital History Project
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Date
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1754
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Type
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Still image
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Format
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oil on canvas ; 17 x 21 in.
image/jpeg
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Description
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This is a colored portrait of John Ettwein (1721-1802). Ettwein and his wife, Johannetta Maria Ettwein came to America in 1754. Their portraits were painted by a fellow traveler, John Valentine Haidt, supposedly during the voyages.
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.
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Subject
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Haidt, John Valentine
Ettwein, John, 1721-1802
Moravians
Oil sketches
Portraits
Paintings
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Identifier
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2946
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Provenance
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Gift of Henry and Violet Mebus
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Rights Holder
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Moravian Historical Society, Nazareth, Pennsylvania
John Ettwein portrait