Carnival, Philadelphia, 1778

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Carnival, Philadelphia, 1778
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Carnival, Philadelphia, 1778

Date1878
Illustration Citation"The Battle of Monmouth Court House," by Benson J. Lossing, in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, June 1878
MediumGouache and oil on paper
Dimensions13 × 19 3/8 in. (33 × 49.2 cm)
frame: 22 × 28 1/8 in. (55.9 × 71.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 2001
Object number2001-1
On View
Not on view
Label TextDuring their attempt to gain control of Philadelphia in 1777–1778, the British replaced their commanding general. The departing general's officers staged a grand farewell day of entertainment. Howard Pyle's illustration shows what was, according to one commentator, the "wildest folly and extravagance" of the British Army and the city's royalists during these festivities.






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