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The Signing of the Treaty of Ghent, Christmas Eve, 1814

  • Sir Amédée Forestier, The Signing of the Treaty of Ghent, Christmas Eve, 1814, 1914, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sulgrave Institution of the U.S. and Great Britain, 1922.5.2

Title
The Signing of the Treaty of Ghent, Christmas Eve, 1814
Artist
Sir Amédée Forestier
Date
1914
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
28 1⁄8 x 40 1⁄8 in. (71.4 x 102.0 cm)
Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gift of the Sulgrave Institution of the U.S. and Great Britain

Mediums
oil
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Painting
Keywords
  • Occupation – military
  • History – United States – War of 1812
  • Ceremony – civic – political
  • Figure group
  • Architecture Interior – civic
Object Number
1922.5.2
Palette
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