Collection Highlights
Speech of His Excellency George Washington, Esq; president of the United States of America, delivered to the Honorable the Congress
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1789.39
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Street Scene, Longarone, Italy
Object Number:
1935.85.2.122
Date:
May 24, 1875
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 7/8 x 3 7/16 in. (14.9 x 8.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Recto Inscribed in graphite at lower left: "Longarono [sic, Longarone] 24 Mai '75"; at lower right: "CB"
Verso: Inscribed in graphite at center right, vertically: "[illegible] June [or Juni?] 28th 75"
Description:
Drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith.
Verso: Sketch of armour.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
