General Arnold
Artwork Details
- Title: General Arnold
- Series/Portfolio: American Legislators, Patriots and Soldiers who have distinguished themselves in rendering their Country Independent, published London
- Engraver: Burnet Reading (British, Colchester, Essex active 1780–1820)
- Artist: After Pierre Eugène du Simitière (American (born Switzerland), Geneva 1737–1784 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Publisher: William Richardson (British, active 1778–1812)
- Sitter: Benedict Arnold (American, Norwich, Connecticut 1741–1801 London)
- Published in: London
- Date: May 10, 1783
- Medium: Stipple engraving, printed in dark orange-brown ink
- Dimensions: Image: 2 15/16 × 2 7/16 in. (7.4 × 6.2 cm)
Plate: 6 7/16 × 5 9/16 in. (16.4 × 14.1 cm)
Sheet: 11 3/4 × 8 7/16 in. (29.8 × 21.4 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
- Object Number: 24.90.1781(13)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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