The Death of General Wolfe at Quebec

Multiple artists/makers

1780–95

Not on view

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Title: The Death of General Wolfe at Quebec
Engraver: Robert DeLaunay (French, 1749–1814)
Artist: After Benjamin West (American, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 1738–1820 London)
Publisher: Tessari & Co. , London
Subject: James Wolfe (British, Westerham 1727–1759 Québec)
Date: 1780–95
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 12 15/16 × 15 7/8 in. (32.8 × 40.4 cm)
Sheet: 14 1/8 in. × 17 in. (35.8 × 43.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
Object Number: 83.2.643
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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