Collection Highlights
Provisional Constitution and Ordinances for the People of the United States
Date:
1858
Object Number:
LIB.KF4550.Z9.B76
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Finding the Body of Warren, June 17, 1775; verso: Revolutionary War Battle Scene
Object Number:
1936.898
Medium:
Graphite on buff paper; graphite and gray wash
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 x 9 1/8 in. ( 16.2 x 23.2 cm )
Marks:
inscription: lower edge: "Finding the body of Warren June 18th 85[sic]"
stamped: on back: "GIFT OF THE ESTATE OF / HARRY A. OGDEN, THROUGH / CHARLES M. MESSINGER, EXECUTOR / OCTOBER 20, 1936"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in graphite: "Finding the body of Warren June 18th 83 --."
Description:
History
Gallery Label:
The incident depicted in this drawing occurred after the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
