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Artist/Maker (American, 1873 – 1923)

Uniforms of the American Revolution: American Farmers Forming Ranks at Concord

ca. 1910
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on board
Overall: 11 1/2 × 9 1/4 in. (29.2 × 23.5 cm)
Mat: 19 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (48.9 × 36.2 cm)
Gift of the Estate of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
1923.135
This is one of the original studies by Lefferts for his landmark Uniforms of the American, British, French, and German Armies in the War of the American Revolution, 1775-1783, published by the Society in 1926. The result of a lifetime of research by the artist and author, this volume was the first major published treatise on regimental uniforms of the Revolutionary war.
DescriptionMilitary
Markingssignature: lower right: "Chas. M. Lefferts."
InscribedSigned at lower right in brown watercolor: "Chas. M. Lefferts"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS