Collection Items
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Photo, Print, DrawingDraw bridge over Potomac at George Town, D.C. 1 drawing : graphite on wove paper ; sheet 34.2 x 48.3 cm. | Drawing shows the Chain Bridge spanning the Potomac River at Georgetown, Washington, D.C., with a covered wagon on the bridge; also shows men loading a boat with barrels from a loading dock at left center, with buildings in the background, and rocks along the shore in the foreground.
- Contributor: Smith, John Rubens
- Date: 1820-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingWest Point from Constitution Island 1 drawing : watercolor and graphite ; sheet 35 x 74 cm, mount 38 x 74 cm. | Drawing shows view of West Point across the Hudson River from Constitution Island.
- Contributor: Smith, John Rubens
- Date: 1820-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingEncampment at West Point 1 drawing : watercolor and graphite on wove paper ; sheet 35 x 72 cm. | Drawing shows tents pitched on the grounds of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York.
- Contributor: Smith, John Rubens
- Date: 1820-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Wreath fashioned from flowers, tied with a ribbon at the base] 1 drawing : watercolor and ink ; sheet 9 x 10 cm.
- Contributor: Thackara, William Wood
- Date: 1820-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingEquites Achivi Machaon Swallowtail 1 drawing : watercolor on brown paper mount ; sheet 9.3 x 9.3 cm, mount 13 x 14.5 cm.
- Contributor: Thackara, William Wood
- Date: 1820
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Arrangement of a peony with other flowers] 1 drawing : watercolor ; sheet 11.5 x 9.5 cm.
- Contributor: Thackara, William Wood
- Date: 1820-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Rose on a stem with leaves and unopened blossoms] 1 drawing : watercolor ; paper frame mount 13 x 14.5 cm.
- Contributor: Thackara, William Wood
- Date: 1820
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Rose blossoms on stem with leaves] 1 drawing : watercolor ; sheet 13.1 x 9.5 cm, on mount 25.5 x 16 cm.
- Contributor: Thackara, William Wood
- Date: 1820-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Woman holding jug atop her head] 1 drawing on wove paper mounted on paper board : graphite. | Drawing shows half-length woman wearing classical robes carrying a jug atop her head.
- Date: 1820
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Cornucopia of flowers] 1 drawing on wove paper : watercolor. | Drawing shows an upright cornucopia filled with flowers.
- Date: 1820-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Butterfly and flowers] 1 drawing on wove paper : watercolor. | Drawings shows a butterfly on a flower.
- Date: 1820-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingAlice 1 drawing : pen and ink. | Drawing shows a seated woman wearing a gown and shawl facing slightly left.
- Date: 1820-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Portrait of unidentified man, half-length, seated, facing front] 1 drawing : ink wash, opaque white, and watercolor ; sheet (oval) 18 x 15.5 cm.
- Date: 1820-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Side view of unidentified building with bay window, a fence made from stone blocks along the side, and pine trees in the background] 1 drawing : ink wash and watercolor ; sheet 10 x 17 cm.
- Date: 1820-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Front view of unidentified building made from stone blocks with ornate chimneys and roof ridge, and with bay window to the left of the door, and with shrubs, flowers, and trees in … 1 drawing : watercolor ; sheet 12.5 x 20 cm.
- Date: 1820-01-01
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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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