Posted 4/14/2024, 2:00:00 PM
Rare 1777 Revolutionary War Sketch Depicting Soldiers and Camp Followers Donated to Museum of the American Revolution
- Curator discovers rare 1777 sketch by Pierre Eugene du Simitiere depicting Continental Army soldiers and camp followers
- Sketch was found hanging in a New York City apartment belonging to an art collector
- Inscription identifies the soldiers as North Carolina troops marching through Philadelphia in August 1777
- Sketch includes earliest known depiction of female camp followers assisting Revolutionary War soldiers
- Collector gifts sketch to Museum of the American Revolution, where it will go on display
