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The Grave of William Penn, by Edward Hicks, c. 1847.
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Oil on canvas of William Penn's grave. A lovely old stone home surrounded by a stone fence sits in the background. Horse and carriage sit at the entrance as people mill around the grounds. Under a tree in the foreground, cows, sheep, a shepherd, and a child with her dog rest. The sky is cloudy

Credit: Courtesy of The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch. 1980.62.12 http://www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/pinfo?Object=59641+0+none

The Grave of William Penn, by Edward Hicks, c. 1847, shows Jordans in England with a view of the old Meeting House and Grave yard.

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