Object Number 1966.1406

Object Name

Sketch book

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

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

Date

1852-1856

Subjects

Animals; Landscape; Portrait

Materials

Graphite; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Drawn

Dimensions (inches)

8.1 (H) , 10.9 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.7 (H) , 27.8 (W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom.

Watermark

none

Object Description

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