Price: $1,250.00
SKU: 86916
ARTIST: Wilckenson
PUBLISHER: Se vend a Londres chez Thomas Hart.
MEDIUM: Mezzotint,
DATE: 1777.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 8 x 6 1/8" (20.3 x 15 cm) plus title and margins.
DESCRIPTION: Title continues: "Qui avec le General Gates aidoit a environer le General Lieutenant Bourgoyne que toute l'Armee se rendit Prisoniere, et l'obligea de mettre bas les Armes.” "Peint par Wilckenson a Boston. Se vend a Londres chez Thom Hart." This is a French version, issued in 1777, of the Hart engraving. Portrait is half-length, depicting Arnold in uniform and hat, head to the right. The portrait is set in an oval border, set into a rectangular engraved frame. Arnold was a major figure in the American Revolution, notorious for engaging in an act of betrayal and defecting to the British Army.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition. Black and white.
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