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Ink on paper silhouette of "Colonel John Eager Howard and Margaret Chew Howard", 1808, by Henry Williams. Howard (1752-1827) rose to the rank of colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. He served as the 5th Governor of Maryland (1788-1791) and was a United States Senator from Maryland (1796-1803). Howard County as well…

Colonel John Eager Howard and Margaret Chew Howard

Description

Ink on paper silhouette of "Colonel John Eager Howard and Margaret Chew Howard", 1808, by Henry Williams. Howard (1752-1827) rose to the rank of colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. He served as the 5th Governor of Maryland (1788-1791) and was a United States Senator from Maryland (1796-1803). Howard County as well as Howard and Eager Streets in Baltimore are named after him. Seated, and receiving a flower from John, is his wife Margaret "Peggy" Chew Howard (1760-1824). They married in 1787 and had nine children.

Creator

Date

1808

Materials

Paint on paper

Dimensions

7.5 x 9.75 inches

Object ID

1977.69.1

Resource ID

7896

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.