Collection Highlights
The Solitary Oak (The Old Oak)
1844
1858.75
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Washington Hastening to the Front, Battle of Harlem, New York
Title
Washington Hastening to the Front, Battle of Harlem, New York
Medium
Graphite and gray wash on beige paper
Dimensions
Overall: 14 5/8 x 12 5/8 in. ( 37.1 x 32.1 cm )
Description
History
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number
1936.844
Marks
inscriptions: Bottom: Washington hastening to the front-Battle of Harlem 16 Sept 1776
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower center in graphite: "Washington hastening to the front -- Battle of Harlem / 16 Sept. 1776."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
