Collection Highlights
Speech of His Excellency George Washington, Esq; president of the United States of America, delivered to the Honorable the Congress
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1789.39
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Uniforms of the American Revolution: Hussar of Lauzun's Legion, French Army
Object Number:
1923.150
Date:
c. 1910
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on beige paper laid on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/8 x 6 in. ( 21.3 x 15.2 cm )
mat: 19 1/8 x 14 1/4 in. ( 48.6 x 36.2 cm )
Marks:
inscription: pencil: "[re: details of uniforms]"
Inscriptions:
Recto has 4 detail sketches and extensive color and style annotations in graphite; verso inscribed at upper center in black ink: "French Army / Hussar of Lauzun's Legion"
Description:
Military
Gallery Label:
This unpublished watercolor includes pencil notations and details of uniform.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
