Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
John Bainbridge and daughter
Object Number:
1882.54
Medium:
oil
Dimensions:
Overall: 51 x 41 x 2 in. ( 129.5 x 104.1 x 5.1 cm )
Credit Line:
The Durr Collection
Provenance:
Bought at the sale of the collection of Thomas Sully, Dec. 20, 1872.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
