Charles Lee Eq-re, Major Général de l'Armée Continental présentement prisonnier à la Nouvelle Yorck (Charles Lee, Esq-r., Major General in the Continental Army, currently prisoner in New York)

Multiple artists/makers

1777–80

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Charles Lee Eq-re, Major Général de l'Armée Continental présentement prisonnier à la Nouvelle Yorck (Charles Lee, Esq-r., Major General in the Continental Army, currently prisoner in New York)
Engraver: Anonymous, German, 18th century
Artist: After (?) Jean-Pierre-Julien Dupin (French, active 1770–83)
Publisher: Johann Michael Probst I (German, 1727–1776)
Sitter: Charles Lee (American (born England), Darnhall, Cheshire 1732–1782 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Published in: Paris
Date: 1777–80
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Image: 6 1/4 × 4 5/16 in. (15.8 × 11 cm)
Plate: 7 5/8 × 5 5/8 in. (19.3 × 14.3 cm)
Sheet: 9 5/16 in. × 6 in. (23.7 × 15.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Object Number: 24.90.378
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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