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Description: Friedrich von Germann was a captain of a regiment from Hesse-Hanau, one of the many German auxiliary troops hired by George III to fight in the American Revolution. He arrived in Canada in 1775, served in the southern campaigns, and was present at the surrender at Saratoga. During the war, he painted a series of watercolors of American, British, and German soldiers. The New York Public Library’s 13 drawings may be 19th-century copies of von Germann’s watercolors, possibly by the artists E. Sack and Kail (whose names appear on the drawings). They were removed from New York historian William Leete Stone's translation of "Memoirs and letters and journals of Major General Riedesel, during his residence in America." Albany: Munsell, 1868, 2 vols. [*KZ 17996-18134.]
Names: Von Germann, Friedrich, -1794 (Artist)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1766 - 1794 (Approximate)
Library locations: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection; Shelf locator: MEKO
Topics: Military uniforms; Military personnel
Genres: Drawings
Physical Description: Watercolors
Type of Resource: Still image
Identifiers: Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 52d342e0-c608-012f-b027-58d385a7bc34

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