[Pieta]
1 drawing on wove paper mounted on paper board : graphite. | Drawing shows a Madonna and child. The mother wears woven cloth as a head scarf, as well as a scarf draped around her shoulders.
Date:1850-01-01
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Main St. bridge, Rochester from Andrews St. bridge
1 drawing on wove paper : graphite. | Drawing shows the Main Street, or Market Bridge, crossing the Genesee River in Rochester, New York. The bridge had market stalls on its north side. It was the third bridge on this site, and work on a stone bridge to replace it began in September 1855.
Date:1855-01-10
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Sketches of Lecomptonism [no. 1]
1 drawing : ink and graphite. | Four designs for magic lantern slides, images 1, 5, 4 and 7 showing the clearing of the first settlement, the devil introducing slavery into the colony, the devil flying away as slaves are freed and whites setting fire to the homes of freed slaves. Lecomptonism became the rallying cry of the People's Party in the 1860 election.…
Date:1857-01-01
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Sketches of Lecomptonism [no. 2]
1 drawing on two pieces of paper : ink and graphite. | Four designs for magic lantern slides, images 2, 3, and two unnumbered showing men standing on a platform before a crowd, the flag of the United States and a devil behind them, as a man below approaches them wielding a knife. Two African Americans are lynched before the same crowd. The scene…
Date:1857-01-01
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Residence of Hon. Zadock [Pratt], Prattsville, Green Co.
1 drawing : charcoal, pastel, and ink wash with scraping out. | Drawing shows the home of Zadock Pratt, representative to U.S. Congress 1836, 1842, with fountains in foreground; the Prattsville Bank; with Catskill Mountains in background.
[Traveler greeting two women at a well]
1 drawing on sandpaper : watercolor with scraping out ; sheet 25 x 33.9 cm. | Drawing shows a bearded traveler wearing flowing robes, offering a neckless to a woman standing next to a well; another woman is leaning over the well to get the bucket to draw water; there are several sheep, two camels, and a dog present, also two palms and several…
Date:1850-01-01
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At Pittsburg [i.e. Pittsburgh]
1 drawing on cream paper : pencil. | Drawing shows a view of the hills around the rivers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the effect of the suspension bridge - steam blowing off on the Birhmingham shore. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Contributor:
Wallis, George
Date:1853-07-01
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[Macbeth tower, Halifax]
1 drawing on olive paper : graphite. | Sketch shows a martello tower in or near Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Contributor:
Wallis, George
Date:1853-05-23
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Halifax Nova Scotia town & shipping dressed with flags H.M. birthday 1853
1 drawing on olive paper : graphite. | Sketch shows the waterfront of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, celebrating Queen Victoria's birthday. Flags are not visible. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Contributor:
Wallis, George
Date:1853-05-23
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[Clergyman on board steamboat on the Potomac
1 drawing on off-white paper : graphite. | Head-and-shoulders portrait sketch shows a clergyman wearing glasses, facing toward the left. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Contributor:
Wallis, George
Date:1853-06-01
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River boat on the Potomac
1 drawing on cream paper : graphite. | Sketch shows a sidewheel steamboat on the Potomac River. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Washington from the Potomac
1 drawing on olive paper : graphite. | Sketch shows the Capitol and Washington DC from the Potomac. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Contributor:
Wallis, George
Date:1853-06-26
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Alexandria on the Potomac, Washington in the distance
1 drawing on cream paper : graphite. | Sketch shows ships docked on the waterfront of Alexandria, Virginia, with Washington's Capitol dome rising in the distance. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Contributor:
Wallis, George
Date:1853-06-26
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Rhinebeck, Kingston, Shawagunck Mountains [e.g. Shawangunk], Hudson River
1 drawing on cream paper : graphite. | Sketch shows sailboats on the Hudson River near Rhinebeck and Kingston, New York. The Shawangunk Mountains rise in the distance on the far side of the river. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Contributor:
Wallis, George
Date:1853-07-12
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Hudson River above Albany
1 drawing on grey-green paper : graphite. | Sketch shows the Hudson River above Albany, New York. Ships and ships' masts rise above trees and buildings that line the waterfront. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Contributor:
Wallis, George
Date:1853-07-12
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The Hudson River from Poughkeepsie
1 drawing on brown paper : graphite. | Sketch shows the Hudson River from Poughkeepsie, New York. Sailboats dot the water and ships' masts rise along the waterfront. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Poughkeepsie
1 drawing on tan paper : graphite. | Sketch shows Poughkeepsie, New York from the north across the Hudson River. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Contributor:
Wallis, George
Date:1853-07-12
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West Point Hudson River
1 drawing on brown paper : graphite. | Sketch shows West Point, New York from across the Hudson River. The United States Military Academy is in the distant hills above the river. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Contributor:
Wallis, George
Date:1853-07-12
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Entrance to the Highland scenes Hudson River
1 drawing on tan paper : graphite. | Sketch shows the Hudson Highlands, near the Catskill Mountains, from the Hudson River. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
The Potomac morning June 26
1 drawing on cream paper : graphite. | Sketch shows the Potomac River in Virginia, probably from a boat. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Contributor:
Wallis, George
Date:1853-06-26
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Potomac looking towards Washington June 26
1 drawing on cream paper : graphite. | Sketch shows the Potomac River in Virginia looking up towards Washington, probably from a boat. The city is not visible. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Photo, Print, Drawing[Pieta] 1 drawing on wove paper mounted on paper board : graphite. | Drawing shows a Madonna and child. The mother wears woven cloth as a head scarf, as well as a scarf draped around her shoulders.
Photo, Print, DrawingMain St. bridge, Rochester from Andrews St. bridge 1 drawing on wove paper : graphite. | Drawing shows the Main Street, or Market Bridge, crossing the Genesee River in Rochester, New York. The bridge had market stalls on its north side. It was the third bridge on this site, and work on a stone bridge to replace it began in September 1855.
Photo, Print, DrawingSketches of Lecomptonism [no. 1] 1 drawing : ink and graphite. | Four designs for magic lantern slides, images 1, 5, 4 and 7 showing the clearing of the first settlement, the devil introducing slavery into the colony, the devil flying away as slaves are freed and whites setting fire to the homes of freed slaves. Lecomptonism became the rallying cry of the People's Party in the 1860 election.…
Photo, Print, DrawingSketches of Lecomptonism [no. 2] 1 drawing on two pieces of paper : ink and graphite. | Four designs for magic lantern slides, images 2, 3, and two unnumbered showing men standing on a platform before a crowd, the flag of the United States and a devil behind them, as a man below approaches them wielding a knife. Two African Americans are lynched before the same crowd. The scene…
Photo, Print, DrawingResidence of Hon. Zadock [Pratt], Prattsville, Green Co. 1 drawing : charcoal, pastel, and ink wash with scraping out. | Drawing shows the home of Zadock Pratt, representative to U.S. Congress 1836, 1842, with fountains in foreground; the Prattsville Bank; with Catskill Mountains in background.
Photo, Print, Drawing[Admiral Andrew H. Foote, head-and-shoulders portrait, in military uniform] 1 drawing on wove paper : crayon, charcoal, graphite, and lead white. | Portrait (possibly posthumous) of naval officer, who rose to the rank of rear admiral during the Civil War.
Photo, Print, Drawing[Traveler greeting two women at a well] 1 drawing on sandpaper : watercolor with scraping out ; sheet 25 x 33.9 cm. | Drawing shows a bearded traveler wearing flowing robes, offering a neckless to a woman standing next to a well; another woman is leaning over the well to get the bucket to draw water; there are several sheep, two camels, and a dog present, also two palms and several…
Photo, Print, DrawingAt Pittsburg [i.e. Pittsburgh] 1 drawing on cream paper : pencil. | Drawing shows a view of the hills around the rivers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the effect of the suspension bridge - steam blowing off on the Birhmingham shore. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Photo, Print, Drawing[Macbeth tower, Halifax] 1 drawing on olive paper : graphite. | Sketch shows a martello tower in or near Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Photo, Print, DrawingHalifax Nova Scotia town & shipping dressed with flags H.M. birthday 1853 1 drawing on olive paper : graphite. | Sketch shows the waterfront of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, celebrating Queen Victoria's birthday. Flags are not visible. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Photo, Print, Drawing[Clergyman on board steamboat on the Potomac 1 drawing on off-white paper : graphite. | Head-and-shoulders portrait sketch shows a clergyman wearing glasses, facing toward the left. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Photo, Print, DrawingRiver boat on the Potomac 1 drawing on cream paper : graphite. | Sketch shows a sidewheel steamboat on the Potomac River. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Photo, Print, DrawingWhite seaman and cold. [e.g. colored] man on board steamboat on Potomac, Washington to Aquia Creek Virginia 1 drawing on cream paper : graphite. | Sketch shows side-view portraits of a white seaman and an African American man aboard the steamboat that Wallis took from Washington, DC to Aquia Creek, Virginia. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Photo, Print, DrawingWashington from the Potomac 1 drawing on olive paper : graphite. | Sketch shows the Capitol and Washington DC from the Potomac. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Photo, Print, DrawingAlexandria on the Potomac, Washington in the distance 1 drawing on cream paper : graphite. | Sketch shows ships docked on the waterfront of Alexandria, Virginia, with Washington's Capitol dome rising in the distance. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Photo, Print, DrawingRhinebeck, Kingston, Shawagunck Mountains [e.g. Shawangunk], Hudson River 1 drawing on cream paper : graphite. | Sketch shows sailboats on the Hudson River near Rhinebeck and Kingston, New York. The Shawangunk Mountains rise in the distance on the far side of the river. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Photo, Print, DrawingHudson River above Albany 1 drawing on grey-green paper : graphite. | Sketch shows the Hudson River above Albany, New York. Ships and ships' masts rise above trees and buildings that line the waterfront. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Photo, Print, DrawingThe Hudson River from Poughkeepsie 1 drawing on brown paper : graphite. | Sketch shows the Hudson River from Poughkeepsie, New York. Sailboats dot the water and ships' masts rise along the waterfront. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Photo, Print, DrawingOhio River at its juncture with the Aleghainy [i.e. Alleghany] and Mononghelu [i.e. Monongahela] at Pittsburg [i.e. Pittsburgh] Penssylvania [i.e. Pennsylvania] 1 drawing on coated paper : pencil with scraping out. | Drawing shows a view of the hills around the Ohio, Alleghany and Monogahela rivers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Photo, Print, DrawingPoughkeepsie 1 drawing on tan paper : graphite. | Sketch shows Poughkeepsie, New York from the north across the Hudson River. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Photo, Print, DrawingWest Point Hudson River 1 drawing on brown paper : graphite. | Sketch shows West Point, New York from across the Hudson River. The United States Military Academy is in the distant hills above the river. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Photo, Print, DrawingEntrance to the Highland scenes Hudson River 1 drawing on tan paper : graphite. | Sketch shows the Hudson Highlands, near the Catskill Mountains, from the Hudson River. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Photo, Print, DrawingThe Powatan [i.e. Powhatan] Valley of the Powatan Virginia from the church yard of the church Philip Henry [sic] addressed the people in the Revolution, Richmond V.A. 1 drawing on cream paper : wash, graphite, and opaque white. | Sketch shows the James River in Virginia, from a churchyard above the valley. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Photo, Print, DrawingThe Potomac morning June 26 1 drawing on cream paper : graphite. | Sketch shows the Potomac River in Virginia, probably from a boat. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.
Photo, Print, DrawingPotomac looking towards Washington June 26 1 drawing on cream paper : graphite. | Sketch shows the Potomac River in Virginia looking up towards Washington, probably from a boat. The city is not visible. Wallis was a British Commissioner from the Foreign Office to the United States in 1853.