An Impartial History of the War in America, Between Great Britain and Her Colonies, from the Commencement to the end of the year 1779

Various artists/makers

1780

Not on view

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Title: An Impartial History of the War in America, Between Great Britain and Her Colonies, from the Commencement to the end of the year 1779
Publisher: J. Milliken (Carlisle, Cumbria)
Sitter: General Richard Howe (British, London 1729–1814)
Sitter: John Hancock (American, Braintree, Massachusetts 1737–1793 Boston, Massachusetts)
Sitter: Samuel Adams (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1722–1803)
Sitter: George Washington (American, 1732–1799)
Sitter: Charles Lee (American (born England), Darnhall, Cheshire 1732–1782 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Sitter: General Richard Howe (British, London 1729–1814)
Sitter: Benjamin Franklin (American, Boston 1706–1790 Philadelphia)
Sitter: Horatio Gates (American (born England), Maldon, Essex 1727–1806 New York)
Sitter: Major General David Wooster (American, Stratford, Connecticut 1710–1777 Danbury, Connecticut)
Date: 1780
Medium: Illustrations: engraving
Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (21 x 14 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Object Number: 24.90.1833
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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