Artist/Maker
Henry Alexander Ogden
(1856 - 1936)
Depicted
John André
(British, 1750 – 1780)
Depicted
Peggy Shippen
(American, 1760 – 1804)
Peggy Shippen and Captain André or "An Advance by the Enemy"; verso: sketch of same scene
1920
Graphite and watercolor on beige paper
Overall: 16 1/8 × 12 7/8 in. (41 × 32.7 cm)
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
1936.876
DescriptionHistoryMarkingssignature: lower left: "HAOgden"
inscription: lower right: "Done 10 x 13 / Wedding gift / March 25 1920 / To Hazel Messenger / 25 March"
inscription: lower left and center: "'Peggy Shippen & Capt André' or An Advance by the Enemy, Philadelphia"
InscribedSigned at lower left in graphite: "H.A. Ogden."; inscribed along lower edge: " 'Peggy Shippen & Capt. Andre'. or An Advance by the Enemy Philadelphia"; publication annotations in margins
ClassificationsDRAWINGS