Collection Highlights
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Luce Center
Hessian Prisoners Marching Past Independence Hall, Philadelphia, 1776
Object Number:
1936.870
Medium:
Graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 31 1/4 x 23 3/4 in. ( 79.4 x 60.3 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed lower right front. 3 collectors'stamps, back. Inscribed lower right front: Hessian prisoners from Newton Marched past the State House (independence Hall) Philadelphia 31st Dec. 1776
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in graphite: "H.A. Ogden"; inscribed at lower center: "Hessian prisoners from Trenton / marched past the State House (Independence Hall) Philadelphia / 31st Dec 1776"
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
