The Escape of Sergeant Champe – In the endeavour to carry out Washington's plan to capture Arnold and to save the life of the traitor's victim, the gallant Major Andre, 1780
In this American Revolutionary War scene, A man in uniform (feathered helmet, blue jacket, white pants, black boots) rides a galloping brown horse heading left on a narrow country road. He glances over his left shoulder at the right background, where another figure on horseback is in pursuit. Title and caption are imprinted beneath the image. .
For related Currier & Ives prints that contextualize this event in American Revolutionary War history, see "Capture of Andre, 1780," 1845 (Metropolitan Museum of Art accession no. 63.550.461; Peters 968, Gale 0896) and "The Capture of Andre by John Paulding, David Williams and Isaac Van Wart, at Tarrytown, N.Y., Sept. 23rd, 1780," 1876 (Metropolitan Museum of Art accession no. 52.585.32; Peters 969, Gale 0896).
For related Currier & Ives prints that contextualize this event in American Revolutionary War history, see "Capture of Andre, 1780," 1845 (Metropolitan Museum of Art accession no. 63.550.461; Peters 968, Gale 0896) and "The Capture of Andre by John Paulding, David Williams and Isaac Van Wart, at Tarrytown, N.Y., Sept. 23rd, 1780," 1876 (Metropolitan Museum of Art accession no. 52.585.32; Peters 969, Gale 0896).
Artwork Details
- Title:The Escape of Sergeant Champe – In the endeavour to carry out Washington's plan to capture Arnold and to save the life of the traitor's victim, the gallant Major Andre, 1780
- Publisher:Currier & Ives (American, active New York, 1857–1907)
- Date:1876
- Medium:Hand-colored lithograph
- Dimensions:Image: 8 5/8 × 12 5/16 in. (21.9 × 31.3 cm)
Image and text: 9 5/8 × 12 5/16 in. (24.4 × 31.3 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 14 in. (28 × 35.5 cm) - Classification:Prints
- Credit Line:Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962
- Object Number:63.550.394
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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