Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Paintings
Henry Peters Gray, Jr. (b. 1844)
Object Number:
1945.86
Date:
1865
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 10 3/4 in. ( 33 x 27.3 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "HP Gray, '65 N Y / For Christmas"
Gallery Label:
Lieutenant Gray was the son of the artist, Henry Peters Gray. At the age of nineteen he enlisted in the Union army and was commissioned a first lieutenant and adjutant in 1864. He is depicted in the uniform of the Civil War, with broad-brimmed hat, his sword in his left hand, and shoulder straps that indicate his rank.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Edward Van Zandt Lane (Grace Maria Hustace)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
