DrawingsAmerican19th century

Study for "Make Way for Liberty!"

1863

Artists

Henry Louis StephensArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on cream wove card

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

11.2 x 7.1 cm (4 7/16 x 2 13/16 in.)

Provenance

To J.S. Bradley Jr.; bequeathed to Evert Jansen Wendell, 1901; his gift to Harvard College Library, 1918.

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