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Detailed written description (on verso) of Study for the final tableau, "At the Hague," Westchester County Historical Pageant (May 29 and June 1, 1909), Bronxville, NY
Detailed written description (on verso) of Study for the final tableau, "At the Hague," Westchester County Historical Pageant (May 29 and June 1, 1909), Bronxville, NY

Detailed written description (on verso) of Study for the final tableau, "At the Hague," Westchester County Historical Pageant (May 29 and June 1, 1909), Bronxville, NY

Historical Pageants
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Philadelphia, PA; Bronxville, Westchester county, NY

Object Details

Title:
Detailed written description (on verso) of Study for the final tableau, "At the Hague," Westchester County Historical Pageant (May 29 and June 1, 1909), Bronxville, NY
Date:
1909
Artist:
Medium:
Black ink on illustration board
Dimensions
12 x 16 in.
Classification
No items found.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[verso top center over three columns in black ink]: Scene VII / the final tableau; Scene / The toast to / all in Westchester / County past, present & / future; Enter all the participants in / the six previous Episodes; In the circles around the / central group about the table / first the Dutch / from The Hague -- / ([illegible] & black & / the soldiers uniforms / and the Indians. Jonas Bronk. / Second - The English - The [illegible] / colony of the New England settlers. / third - The Dutch & English - / fourth - The French - (blue & white / [illegible]) / fifth - [illegible] who took part in the / (18th century) "Election on the Green" most of these / [illegible]; sixth - Continental - French & English / soldiers of the revolution -- [illegible] / by their Generals. / Last - the flags of all nations at the / last Hague Conference - led by the white / [illegible] flag of Peace; [verso bottom left in graphite]: Port. X/ 71f

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