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- Death of General Mercer [Sketch for The Battle of Princeton].
- Death of General Mercer [Sketch for The Battle of Princeton].
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- No linguistic content; Not applicable
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- Trumbull, John, 1756-1843
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- HSV/7 E or 7 F/GC155 GA 2005.00008
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- Medium: Ink washes
- Inscribed on plate attached to frame: "No. 4 Death of Gen-L Mercer at Princetown Jany 1777. J. Trumbull 10th May 1786". Presumably this reflects an inscription on the verso of the drawing.
- Holdings at Yale: Two oil paintings and three sketches on the same subject.
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- Generals—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Portraits, American—20th century
- United States—History—Revolution, 17751783—Campaigns—New Jersey—Princeton—In art
- Studies (visual works).
- Princeton, Battle of, Princeton, N.J., 1777—Portraits
- United States—History, Military—18th century—In art
- Mercer, Hugh, ca. 1725-1777—Portraits
- United States—History—Revolution, 17751783—Casualties—In art
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- Death of General Mercer [Sketch for The Battle of Princeton].
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- Gift of Junius Spencer Morgan, Princeton University Class of 1888.
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- Princeton University Library Chronicle, vol. 12, no. 1, figure 4.
- Princeton University Library Chronicle, vol. 29, no. 2, figure 4.
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- Trumbull, John, 1756-1843
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- HSVG HSV/7 E or 7 F/GC155 GA 2005.00008
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