Collection Highlights

Fragment of the equestrian statue of King George III (tail)
Date:
1770-1776
Object Number:
1878.6
Medium:
Lead

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collections > Luce Center > Washington at Doorway of Valley Forge Headquarters, 1778; verso: architectural study for "Washington Leaving His Headquarters at Valley Forge, 1777-78"

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Washington at Doorway of Valley Forge Headquarters, 1778; verso: architectural study for "Washington Leaving His Headquarters at Valley Forge, 1777-78"

Object Number: 
1955.276
Artist/Maker:
Henry Alexander Ogden
Medium: 
Graphite and gray wash on beige paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 20 7/8 x 18 1/2 in. ( 53 x 47 cm )
Marks: 
inscriptions: Bottom center: Valley Forge Headquarters 1778
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at lower center in graphite: "Valley Forge Headquarters 1778 / Lafayette Steuben Washington [marking the standing figures]"
Description: 
History
Credit Line: 
Purchase, Robert J. Gallione Wilbur Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group