Collection Items
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Photo, Print, DrawingJRS 1 picture : hollow-cut white paper silhouette, mounted on black paper ; irregular image 7 x 4 cm, cut from sheet 13 x 11 cm. | Bust silhouette portrait shows John Rhea Smith (fl. 1785-1809), son of continental congressman Jonathan Bayard Smith (1742-1812) and brother of Samuel Harrison Smith (1772-1845), facing left.- Contributor: Peale, Charles Willson
- Date: 1785-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Portrait of a boy] 1 drawing : graphite and charcoal on laid paper mounted on board ; sheet 37.8 x 29.7 cm.- Date: 1785-01-01
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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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