Object Number 1968.0500

Object Name

Drawing

Title

Eleutherian Mills

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Henry Algernon du Pont (Draftsman)
07/30/1838-12/31/1926
Henry Algernon Du Pont ("The Colonel") graduated first in his class at West Point and fought in the Union Army during the Civil War, rising in the ranks from a 2nd lieutenant to a lieutenant general. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service in the Battle of Cedar Creek. Late in his life, he was elected U.S. Senator from Delaware in June 1906 and then re-elected for a second term, 1910-17. He married Pauline Foster in 1874 and had two children, Louisa (Crowninshield) and Henry Francis.

Place of Origin

Winterthur, New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

October 2 1865 (1865-1865)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Lower right; HA dP/ Oct 2nd 1865

Subjects

Estate or house view; Building view

Materials

Graphite; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Drawn

Dimensions (inches)

11.4 (H) , 17 (W) , 10.2 (Image H) , 16.5 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

28.9 (H) , 43.1 (W) , 10.2 (Image H) , 16.5 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom.

Watermark

Unidentified with a lamp top at center (upsidedown)

Object Description

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