About the Artwork
General William Whipple (1730-1785)
ca. 1780
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American
American
Cut paper with off-white top sheet attached to dark brown backing sheet
Image: 3 1/2 × 3 1/8 inches (8.9 × 7.9 cm) Overall (backing sheet): 14 1/2 × 10 1/4 inches (36.8 × 26 cm)
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Gift of Cornelius Duane Lowell and James Whittingham Lowell
50.104
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed, in pen and ink, below top image: Mrs. Robt. Lowell Inscribed, below lower left image: Col. Jos. Whipple Inscribed, below lower right image: Gen. Wm. Whipple Inscribed, center of sheet, verso: [1 or 7 or J?] Dollar(s) -
Provenance
Cornelius Duane Lowell and James Whittingham Lowell
1950-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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American, General William Whipple (1730-1785), ca. 1780, cut paper with off-white top sheet attached to dark brown backing sheet. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Cornelius Duane Lowell and James Whittingham Lowell, 50.104.
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