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The Retreat from Long Island

Record Photography, 2015 Inventory
The Retreat from Long Island
Record Photography, 2015 Inventory
Record Photography, 2015 Inventory
Status
Not on view
Date1932
Etcher (American, 1900 - 1968)
Subject (American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography Published - United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; etching
DimensionsImage (H x W): 13 in. × 9 1/8 in. (33.02 cm × 23.18 cm) Overall (H x W): 19 1/2 in. × 14 1/2 in. (49.53 cm × 36.83 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Gibby, 1984
Object numberWB-22A1/A
DescriptionThis print is a depiction of the retreat from Long Island during the American Revolutionary War on August 29, 1776.
SignedSigned in pencil below the bottom-right corner of the image: "Levon West imp."
MarkingsThere is a watermark on the paper in the bottom-left corner of the sheet.
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