He is widely remembered for organizing, financing, and leading the expedition that captured the french garrison at the fortress of louisbourg during king george's war. During his day pepperrell was called "the hero of louisburg," a victory celebrated in the name of louisburg square in boston's beacon hill neighborhood. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1746. Dimensions: height: 96 in (243.8 cm) ; width: 56 in (142.2 cm). Medium: oil. Depicted People: William Pepperrell. Collection: Peabody Essex Museum. William Pepperrell
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