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Photo, Print, DrawingMeriwether Lewis 1 drawing : ink over graphite underdrawing. | Bust-and-shoulders silhouette portrait shows the explorer Meriwether Lewis facing right.- Contributor: Marshal, John
- Date: 1803-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingQueenstown [i.e. Queenston], Upper Canada on the Niagara 1 drawing on laid paper mounted on wove paper : watercolor over graphite underdrawing. | Drawing shows the village of Queenston in the Canadian province of Ontario, known as "Upper Canada" prior to 1841. Travelers on horseback, cart and foot traverse the wide dirt road, while houses are near the shore of the Niagara River. Queenston is just north of Niagara Falls and the…- Contributor: Walsh, Edward
- Date: 1803-01-01
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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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