An Impartial History of the Present War in America...Vols. I-II
Artwork Details
- Title: An Impartial History of the Present War in America...Vols. I-II
- Author: Reverend James Murray (British (born Scotland), Fans, Berwickshire 1732–1782 Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
- Publisher: T. Robson (Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
- Sitter: Frontispiece portrait of George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (British, London 1738–1820 Windsor)
- Sitter: Benjamin Franklin (American, Boston 1706–1790 Philadelphia)
- Sitter: Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (British, 1732–1792)
- Sitter: John Hancock (American, Braintree, Massachusetts 1737–1793 Boston, Massachusetts)
- Sitter: Lord George Germaine (British, 1716–1785 Stoneland Lodge, Sussex)
- Sitter: George Washington (American, 1732–1799)
- Sitter: General Richard Howe (British, London 1729–1814)
- Sitter: Israel Putnam (American, Salem, Massachusetts 1718–1790 Brooklyn, Connecticut)
- Sitter: Earl Percy (British, 1742–1817)
- Sitter: Charles Lee (American (born England), Darnhall, Cheshire 1732–1782 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Sitter: Sir Henry Clinton (British, 1730–1795)
- Sitter: Horatio Gates (American (born England), Maldon, Essex 1727–1806 New York)
- Sitter: Benedict Arnold (American, Norwich, Connecticut 1741–1801 London)
- Sitter: General Richard Howe (British, London 1729–1814)
- Sitter: Richard Montgomery (American, born Ireland 1736–1775 Quebec)
- Sitter: Major General John Sullivan (American, Somersworth, New Hampshire 1740–1795 Durham, New Hampshire)
- Sitter: Commodore Esek Hopkins (American, 1718–1802)
- Sitter: Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (Anglo-Irish, Strabane 1724–1808 Maidenhead)
- Sitter: Admiral John Byron (British, 1723–1786)
- Sitter: General Charles Grey (British, 1729–1807)
- Sitter: General John Burgoyne (British, Bedfordshire 1722–1792 London)
- Sitter: Admiral Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel (British, 1725–1786)
- Date: 1778
- Medium: Illustrations: engraving
- Dimensions: 8 1/16 x 5 1/8 in. (20.5 x 13 cm)
- Classification: Books
- Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
- Object Number: 24.90.1832(1-2)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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