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Style: American Colonial
Important 18th Century, American School Bald Eagle Drawing Attr William Bartram
Located in Atlanta, GA
Title: Eagle Head Artist: Attributed to William Bartram (American, 1739–1823) Date: Late 18th century Medium: Pen and ink on laid paper Dimensions: 13.5 × 15.875 in. (framed)...
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18th Century American Antique American Colonial Drawings

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Giltwood, Paper

American Steel Engraving of George Washington in Orig. Gilt Starred Frame C 1800
By John Trumbull
Located in Charleston, SC
American Steel Engraving of General George Washington "Before the Battle of Trenton" By John Trumbull Under Original Wavy Glass and Thirteen Starred Gilt Frame, Early 19th Century. T...
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Early 1800s American Antique American Colonial Drawings

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Steel

"Ship Griffin, Boston — Lying at San Francisco" Pencil Drawing Circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely rendered mid-19th-century pencil drawing of the American three-masted ship Griffin of Boston, depicted in profile under full rig with meticulous attention to its rigging and...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique American Colonial Drawings

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Paper

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