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Photo, Print, Drawing[Silhouettes of Burd, Yeates, and Shippen family members] 1 drawing : ink over graphite underdrawing, hand-colored ; sheet 23 x 37 cm. | Drawing shows silhouette portraits of "Col. Burd", "E. Burd Senr.", "Edward Burd Senior" labeled "Best", "Dr. J. Shippen", two of "Mrs. Jasper Yeates" one of which is hand-colored, and on the verso two of "Mrs. Judge Yeates" one labeled "Good", and a silhouette of "Mary Pattison" or "Patterson".- Date: 1790-01-01
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CollectionDrawings (Documentary) The Documentary Drawings category includes more than 4,000 drawings made between 1750 and 1970. Eye-witness sketches made during the U.S. Civil War are the most frequently used images. Also included are topographical views, bank note vignettes, portraits, and courtroom sketches. A large group of Russian drawings show areas of China in the 1800s. Among the well-known artists represented by numerous works are William Birch,…- Date: 1783
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