Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Washington Headquarters, Chadd's Ford, Brandywine; verso: Troops Beside a Lake
Object Number:
1936.840
Date:
c. 1929
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper; black crayon
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 9 in. ( 31.8 x 22.9 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Bottom right: Chadd's Ford/ Branaywine/ Sept. 1777
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Chadd's Ford. / Brandywine. / 11 Sept 1777"
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
