Colonel Arnold, Who Commanded the Provincial Troops Sent against Quebec, through the Wilderness of Canada and Was Wounded in Storming that City, under General Montgomery

Publisher Thomas Hart British

March 26, 1776

Not on view

Benedict Arnold fought with distinction early in the Revolution, leading patriot troops through frigid backcountry to attack Quebec on December 31, 1775; later, at the Battles of Saratoga, he was severely wounded. By 1780, Arnold was a brigadier general in command of West Point, a site whose fortifications prevented British ships from moving up the Hudson River. Resentful that he had not been granted a more prominent military position, Arnold betrayed his allegiance, accepting twenty thousand pounds to cede West Point to the British and delivering the fort’s plans to Major John André, the intelligence agent. André’s capture two days later alerted Arnold, who fled to the HMS Vulture, leaving West Point safe in American hands.

Artwork Details

Title: Colonel Arnold, Who Commanded the Provincial Troops Sent against Quebec, through the Wilderness of Canada and Was Wounded in Storming that City, under General Montgomery
Publisher: Thomas Hart (British, active London 1776–77) (fictitious name)
Publisher: Johann Martin Will (German, 1727–1806)
Sitter: Benedict Arnold (American, Norwich, Connecticut 1741–1801 London)
Date: March 26, 1776
Medium: Mezzotint
Dimensions: Image: 12 3/4 × 9 1/4 in. (32.4 × 23.5 cm)
Plate: 14 3/8 × 9 1/4 in. (36.5 × 23.5 cm)
Sheet: 17 1/2 × 12 3/16 in. (44.5 × 31 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Object Number: 24.90.226
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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