Collection Highlights
The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
Date:
Object Number:
PR.068.34
Medium:
Paper, engraving
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Museum Collections
Sketchbook with 31 Folios, 5 blank, and 5 inserted sheets, many of Lake Mohegan, New York
Object Number:
1986.6
Date:
c. 1881-83
Medium:
Graphite, charcoal, white chalk, and black ink on paper
Dimensions:
with accessory: 7 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 1/2 in. ( 18.4 x 26 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed, with title, on first page. Artist Materials label stamp inside front cover. Numbered to page 29 (#27 loose, not bound)
Inscriptions:
Recto of first page inscribed at center in black ink: "Jas. Wm Martens Jr. / Lake Mohegan"; occasional inscriptions throughout
Description:
Sketchbook
Credit Line:
Gift of Conrad Martens, son of the artist
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
