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General Richard Montgomery

1835–50
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: General Richard Montgomery
  • Engraver: Engraved by Robert Whitechurch (American, London 1814–1876 Philadelphia)
  • Artist: After Charles Willson Peale (American, Chester, Maryland 1741–1827 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Printer: J. M. Butler (Philadelphia)
  • Publisher: G. P. Putnam, New York
  • Sitter: Richard Montgomery (American, born Ireland 1736–1775 Quebec)
  • Date: 1835–50
  • Medium: Etching and engraving on chine collé
  • Dimensions: Chine: 8 7/8 × 5 15/16 in. (22.5 × 15.1 cm)
    Sheet: 13 5/16 × 9 9/16 in. (33.8 × 24.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
  • Object Number: 54.90.1424
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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