Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Luce Center
Study for "Defense of Fort Washington"
Object Number:
1941.1229
Date:
1923
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite with scratching out on heavy watercolor paper laid on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 1/8 x 11 in. ( 38.4 x 27.9 cm )
Marks:
Signed and dated: at lower left: "John Ward Dunsmore"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in brown watercolor: "John Ward Dunsmore 1923"
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of John W. Dunsmore
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
