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[Engraving of a young Alexander Hamilton]
Note signed by Frederick Reynolds indicates the image was engraved in mezzotint and printed in color. Accompanied (but unrelated to) GLC02908.01.
GLC02908.02
Catton, Charles (1756-1819)
[Portrait of the poet Charles Churchill]
Sketch on album cover.
GLC00496.141
July 1776 - 9 December 1777
Tilden, Ezra (1751-1819)
[Diary of Ezra Tilden]
Provides a detailed day by day account of Tilden's march through New York during the Revolutionary War. Writes extensively about daily duties, poor rations, hunger, hardships along the march, sickness and death amongst the soldiers, and the...
GLC01450.004
1780-1820 circa
Savage, Gideon (1751-1833)
[Proverb and song sheet of Gideon Savage]
First side of sheet has a list of proverbs, each written about 5 or 6 times. "A great number does not always argue strength," "peace of mind being secured, we may smile at misfortune," etc. The back of the sheet has the lyrics to a popular ballad...
GLC01450.013.13
circa 1770-1780
Bulckley, Eliphalet (1746-1816)
[Equestrian silhouette of Colonel Eliphalet Bulkley]
Silhouette of Colonel Bulkley of the 25th Regiment of Connecticut by T.C. Colchester.
GLC01450.041
1770-1780 circa
Frothingham, Richard (1748-1819)
[Framed silhouette of Richard Frothingham]
Small silhouette of Frothingham's head in profile in dark blue. Oval shaped gold gilt frame. Backing is no longer attached to frame.
GLC01450.065.02
[18th century military drawing of a soldier in uniform]
Full body ink sketch of soldier in uniform holding a sword. Not signed or dated.
GLC01450.071
31 August 1778
Bayard, John Bubenheim (1738-1807)
[Receipt for drummers and fifers]
Orders David Rittenhouse to pay Captain William Duffield seven pounds, 19 shillings for obtaining drummers and fifers for his company. On reverse is a note signed by Duffield certifying that he received payment, 11 September 1778. Bayard signed as...
GLC01450.130
circa 1783
Lodge, John (fl. 1783)
View of the Attack on Bunker's Hill with the Burning of Charles Town, June 17, 1775
Marked that it is engraved by Lodge, but drawn by a Mr. Millar. Engraved for Edward Barnard's book "New Complete & Authentic History of England," which was published in 1783. Shows the bombardment, from both land and sea, of Charles Town. The town...
GLC01450.169.05
circa 1770-1785
Collection of 5 engravings: John Andre, Rogers, Tarleton, Earl of Loudon & J. Sullivan [Decimalized .01-.05]
GLC01450.201
Major John Andre, Late Adjutant General to the British Army in North America
Full length engraving of Andre in uniform done for Raymond's History of England. Printed with "Dodd delin," and "Cook sculp." near bottom.
GLC01450.201.01
Major General Rogers
Engraving of Tory officer Robert Rogers in uniform shown holding hands with a Native American Indian.
GLC01450.201.02
March 1782
Lieut. Coll. Tarleton.
Bust portrait engraving of British Lieutenant General Banastre Tarleton. From London Magazine, March 1782.
GLC01450.201.03
The Right: Honorable: the Earl of Loudoun
Full length engraving of British General John Campbell from Scotland. Printed on engraving in addition to the title, "Captain General & Governor in Chief of his Majestys Forces in North America: and one of the sixteen Peers of Scotland." From...
GLC01450.201.04
Major - General, John Sullivan.
Half length engraving of Sullivan in uniform. Sullivan was a Major General in the Continental army from New Hampshire. He later served as President of New Hampshire.
GLC01450.201.05
[Engaving of General JefferyAmherst]
Accompanied Amherst letter from the French and Indian War (see GLC01450.277.01).
GLC01450.277.02
28 January 1819
Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co. and William Allen
The British surrendering their Arms to Gen: Washington...at York Town
Large black and white engraving. Title: "The British surrendering their Arms to Gen: Washington after their defeat at York Town in Virginia October 1781." Copper engraving by Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co. and William Allen after a drawing by John...
GLC05861
1845
Baillie, James S. (fl. 1838-1855)
Surrender of Cornwallis
Hand-colored lithograph showing Lord Cornwallis surrendering to George Washington at Yorktown on 19 October 1781. Several other American and British military leaders also appear. Names printed under lithrograph read: "Kosciuzko," "Steuben," "Laurens...
GLC02918.02
Wellmore, Edward (fl. 1834-1867)
[Engraving of Patrick Henry]
Engraving of Patrick Henry by Edward Wellmore, based on the painting by James Barton Longacre.
GLC08973.02
1777
Barstow, John (fl. 1777)
[Patriotic Verse in schoolboy exercise book]
2 January 1777 entry - "The Amaricans Challings/ Americans to arms Prepare/ Honour & Glory Beats for war/ Exert Yourselves with Force & might/ Show how the amaricans Boys Can fight/ For to maintain Their Charter rights/ Hozah Brave Boys -- //...In...
GLC09051
1777 ca.
Habermann, Francois Xaver (1721-1796)
Die Anlandung der Englischen Troupen zu Neu Yorck [New York][in French & German (with collateral folder of newspaper clippings)]
Shows debarking British troops in a highly imaginative setting. Hand-colored engraving, in watercolor, by Francois Xaver Habermann. Title in French and German. Full title: "[German] Die Anlandung der Englischen Troupen zu Neu Yorck." and "[French]...
GLC05860.01
1770
Burke, Edmund (1729-1797)
A Philosophical Enquiry into the origin of our ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
Sixth edition, printed by J. Dodsley in London. Signed on the title page by James Wilson and Bird Wilson. This was an influential eighteenth century English tract on aesthetics.
GLC07322
[Print of General Jean Rochambeau on horseback]
GLC04837.02
1776
Watson, James
Sir Jeffery Amherst [mezzotint by James Watson, after Joshua Reynolds]
Sold by Ryland and Bryer at the Kings Arms, in Cornhill. Printed by J. Watson. Sir Jeffery Amherst (Smith IV, 1488.2). Mezzotint based on a painting by Joshua Reynolds. "Knight of the Most Honorable Order of Bath, Governor of Virginia, Colonel of His...
GLC04951
1772
Bowles, Carington (1724-1793)
The Young sweep in love, or the house-maid's conquest [mezzotint with color]
Mezzotint printed by Carrington Bowles, 7th May 1772. Depicts a short and filthy chimney-sweep embracing a house-maid, while an obscured figure watches in the background (and puts food in his mouth). The poetry appears to be a parody of Dryden's...
GLC04961.02
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