Collection Highlights
An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti: comprehending a view of the principal transactions in the revolution of Saint Domingo; with its antient and modern state
Date:
1805
Object Number:
LIB.F1923.R15.1
Medium:
Paper, book
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
James Lawrence (1781-1813)
Object Number:
1963.45
Date:
c. 1813-15
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, white gouache, and graphite on paper, laid on another sheet
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 7 in. ( 22.9 x 17.8 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Olds # 472
Inscriptions:
Banderole inscribed in black ink: "DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP."; below in brown ink: "Captn Lawrence / Late of the United States Navy"
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
