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title: Captain Kidd Portrait
author: James Thornhill (?)
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14501/captain-kidd-portrait/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
---

# Captain Kidd Portrait

_Authored by James Thornhill (?)_

## Image File

[![Captain Kidd Portrait](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14501.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14501.png)

## Image Caption

An 18th-century portrait often attributed to James Thornhill of the Scottish privateer turned pirate [Captain Kidd](https://www.worldhistory.org/Captain_Kidd/) (c. 1645-1701). [William Kidd](https://www.worldhistory.org/Captain_Kidd/) was found guilty of [piracy](https://www.worldhistory.org/Piracy/) and hanged in 1701.

## Cite This Work

### APA
(?), J. T. (2021, August 23). Captain Kidd Portrait. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14501/captain-kidd-portrait/>
### Chicago
(?), James Thornhill. "Captain Kidd Portrait." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 23, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14501/captain-kidd-portrait/>.
### MLA
(?), James Thornhill. "Captain Kidd Portrait." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Aug 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14501/captain-kidd-portrait/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:William_Kidd.jpg) by [**James Thornhill (?)**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:William_Kidd.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 23 August 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.