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title: William Penn as a Young Man
author: Historical Society of Pennsylvania
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15992/william-penn-as-a-young-man/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# William Penn as a Young Man

_Authored by Historical Society of Pennsylvania_

## Image File

[![William Penn as a Young Man](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15992.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15992.jpg)

## Image Caption

William Penn at age 22, oil on canvas portrait by Peter Lely, 1666.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Pennsylvania, H. S. o. (2022, June 01). William Penn as a Young Man. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15992/william-penn-as-a-young-man/>
### Chicago
Pennsylvania, Historical Society of. "William Penn as a Young Man." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 01, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15992/william-penn-as-a-young-man/>.
### MLA
Pennsylvania, Historical Society of. "William Penn as a Young Man." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Jun 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15992/william-penn-as-a-young-man/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Penn_at_22_1666.jpg) by [**Historical Society of Pennsylvania**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Penn_at_22_1666.jpg). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 01 June 2022. 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.