Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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The Mischianza, the Farewell Feté Given to General Howe by his Officers, May 18, 1778; verso: Sketch of an artist painting at an easel
Object Number:
1936.894
Medium:
Graphite and gray wash on beige paper
Dimensions:
18 5/8 x 28 1/2 in.
Inscriptions:
Inscribed on verso at center: "The Mischianza -- / the Farewell feté given to Gen'l Howe by his officers / When the British were in Philadelphia / May 1778"
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
