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Photo, Print, Drawing[Study sketches of Indian soldiers during the siege of Seringapatam in 1799 showing "Capt.Owen dying on one of the Tyger guns which was taken from the enemy"] Catalog Record Only 1 drawing on cream wove paper : graphite ; sheet 26.5 x 41.9 cm. | Drawing shows a scene during the siege of Seringapatam in 1799 with British soldiers of the Bombay Army advancing on Tipu Sultan's forces on the left, at the breach; on the right, Captain Joseph Owen, of the 77th Regiment, is mortally wounded next to one of the enemy's tiger-mouthed…- Contributor: Porter, Robert Ker, Sir - Porter, Robert Ker - Vendramini, Giovanni
- Date: 1818-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Study sketches of Indian soldiers during the siege of Seringapatam in 1799 showing "Capt. Lardy wounded"] Catalog Record Only 1 drawing on cream wove paper : graphite ; sheet 26.1 x 41.7 cm. | Drawing shows a scene during the siege of Seringapatam in 1799 with artillery "lascars" and soldiers of the Bengal Artillery wheeling an enemy cannon about to repulse an oncoming charge of Tipu Sultan's forces; at lower left, Captain Pierre Lardy, de Meuron Regiment, is being treated for a wound…
- Contributor: Porter, Robert Ker, Sir - Porter, Robert Ker - Vendramini, Giovanni
- Date: 1818-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Study sketches for British and Indian soldiers in armed combat with swords during the siege of Seringapatam in 1799; includes sketches on verso showing two men wearing ancient Roman-style togas and clothing … Catalog Record Only 1 drawing on cream wove paper : graphite ; sheet 35 x 42.8 cm.
- Date: 1818-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Study sketches of Indian soldiers during the siege of Seringapatam in 1799 showing "Gen. Baird and his staff"] Catalog Record Only 1 drawing on cream wove paper : graphite ; sheet 26 x 41.6 cm. | Drawing shows a scene during the siege of Seringapatam in 1799, on lower left, a group of Tipu Sultan's guards carrying swords being repulsed by men of the 74th Regiment armed with rifles; on the upper left, (2.) Major Thomas Craigie is leading men of the 12th Regiment of…
- Contributor: Porter, Robert Ker, Sir - Porter, Robert Ker - Vendramini, Giovanni
- Date: 1818-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Study sketches of Indian soldiers during the siege of Seringapatam in 1799 showing "Tippoo Sultan's Tyger Grenadiers"] Catalog Record Only 1 drawing on cream wove paper : graphite ; sheet 25.8 x 41.7 cm. | Drawing shows a scene during the siege of Seringapatam in 1799 with a group of Tipu Sultan's Tyger Grenadier forces advancing from left to right, some with rifles, others with pikes. A man lying on the ground at left (1.) is identified and the Indian soldier who wounded Colonel…
- Contributor: Porter, Robert Ker, Sir - Porter, Robert Ker - Vendramini, Giovanni
- Date: 1818-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Study sketches of British soldiers during the siege of Seringapatam in 1799 showing the death of Lalor] Catalog Record Only 1 drawing on cream wove paper : graphite ; sheet 26.5 x 41.8 cm. | Drawing shows a scene during the siege of Seringapatam in 1799 with British and Indian forces are engaged in combat at a breach on the ramparts where, at center, (1.) Lieutenant John Lalor was mortally wounded.
- Contributor: Porter, Robert Ker, Sir - Porter, Robert Ker - Vendramini, Giovanni
- Date: 1818-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Study sketches of British soldiers during the siege of Seringapatam in 1799 showing the death of Farquhar and Pendergast] 1 drawing on cream wove paper : graphite ; sheet 26.6 x 41.9 cm. | Drawing shows scenes during the siege of Seringapatam in 1799; on the left, British and Indian forces are engaged in combat with swords, showing in the foreground (1.) Capt. James Farquhar and (2.) Lieutenant James Pendergast mortally wounded; on the right, a Sepoy soldier and a Highlander are engaged…- Contributor: Porter, Robert Ker, Sir - Porter, Robert Ker - Vendramini, Giovanni
- Date: 1818-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Study sketches of British soldiers during the siege of Seringapatam in 1799 showing Dallas, Allan, and Beatson] 1 drawing on cream wove paper : graphite ; sheet 26.2 x 41.7 cm. | Drawing shows scenes during the siege of Seringapatam in 1799; on the left, in consultation, are Colonel Thomas Dallas, Major Alexander Allan ?(1764-1820), and Major Alexander Beatson; at center is a soldier with a shovel on the ground before him, and on the right, Colonel James W. Dunlop ?(1759-1832),…- Contributor: Porter, Robert Ker, Sir - Porter, Robert Ker - Vendramini, Giovanni
- Date: 1818-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingSing Sing - Mount Pleasant 1 drawing : graphite ; sheet 20 x 33.4 cm.- Contributor: Agate, Frederick Styles
- Date: 1818-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingNear Sparta 1 drawing : graphite ; sheet 20 x 32.1 cm.- Contributor: Agate, Frederick Styles
- Date: 1818-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingHaverstraw looking south F. Agate 1 drawing : graphite ; sheet 27.4 x 39.4 cm.- Contributor: Agate, Frederick Styles
- Date: 1818-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingThe embankment on upper basin, the ladder conducting[?] to the top of the rocks that form the bed of the river 1 drawing : graphite on cream wove paper ; sheet 33 x 47 cm. | Drawing shows upper basin of the Great Falls of the Passaic River, Paterson, New Jersey.- Contributor: Smith, John Rubens
- Date: 1818-01-01
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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: 1750
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