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Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection

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A 19th-century oil painting from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection depicting British soldiers in red coats scaling a steep, rocky cliffside during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.

About The Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection was donated to the John Hay Library in 1981 by Anne Brown, the creator of the collection. Brown became fascinated with painted lead soldiers in military uniforms during her honeymoon in Europe and bought a small collection of such soldiers. Infatuated, Brown began buying any books and prints … Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection