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Washington Receives a Message in his Tent at Yorktown, 1781
Washington Receives a Message in his Tent at Yorktown, 1781
Artist/Maker Henry Alexander Ogden 1856 - 1936
Depicted George Washington American, 1732 – 1799

Washington Receives a Message in his Tent at Yorktown, 1781

Graphite on tracing paper
Overall: 7 5/8 in. × 9 in. (19.4 × 22.9 cm)
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
1936.864
Markingsinscriptions: Bottom right: Yorktown
InscribedInscribed at lower right in graphite: "Yorktown"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
DescriptionHistory
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