Christopher Grant Perry

Richard Morrell Staigg

1840 · Watercolor on ivory · The American Wing

Christopher Grant Perry (1812-1854), a physician, was the eldest son of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, who forced the British fleet to surrender in 1813 at the Battle of Lake Erie. He married Frances Sargeant on May 13, 1838.

Artist

Richard Morrell Staigg

Date

1840

Medium

Watercolor on ivory

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1992