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Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Moll Pitcher

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1973 Author/Creator: Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: circa 1865 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; Order a Copy

One engraving entitled Moll Pitcher dated circa 1865. Features a woman loading a cannon. Behind the cannon are soldiers and another solder lays at her feet. Based on a painting by Alonzo Chappel.

Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887
Pitcher, Molly, 1754-1832

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