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title: The Puritan
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13259/the-puritan/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Puritan
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13259.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) cast (1899 CE) after the original full-size statue (1883-1886 CE) by [Augustus](https://www.worldhistory.org/augustus/) Saint-Gaudens. Although the figure began as an individual portrait of Deacon [Samuel](https://www.worldhistory.org/samuel/) Chapin (1595–1675 CE), a prominent early settler of Springfield, it developed into a representation of an ideal, the [Puritan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Puritans/) dogma.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2021, January 11). The Puritan. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "The Puritan." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 11, 2021. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "The Puritan." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Jan 2021, .
## License & Copyright
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