Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 [Sketches of an angel offering peace between two warriors and two seated figures]

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.004 Author/Creator: Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 Place Written: s.l. Type: Sketch Date: circa 1830-1910 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy

Grid sketch of an angel standing between two warriors, one about to smote the other, offering them peace. Grid on one side of paper. Reverse side has two seated women back to back. Graphite on wove paper. Sculpture design sketch.

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources