Battle of New Orleans : and Death of Major General Packenham : on the 8th of January 1815.

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• ARTIST: William Edward West

• PUBLISHER: Published and sold by J. Yeager No. 103 Race St. Phalada.

• MEDIUM: Aquatint, etching, and line engraving,

  DATE: 1816

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 13 3/16 x 19 1/2" (33.5 x 49.4 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: Drawn by [William Edward] West. Engraved, published and sold by J. Yeager, No. 103 Race Street, Philadelphia, [Nov. 14, 1816]. <BR><BR> One of the earliest and certainly among the most graphic views of the Battle of New Orleans. It depicts the battle from the British perspective, with the mortally-wounded British General Pakenham in the foreground surrounded by his staff. Behind, the British troops are shown storming the American redoubt. The lower margin features a half-length cameo portrait of Jackson flanked by American flags and implements of war.<BR><BR> This is the second state of the print per the AAS, with General Lambert in foreground weeping into a handkerchief but the address in the imprint line changed to “103 Race St.”

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition and color.

• REFERENCE: AAS, Engravings, #16723. J. Carbonell, “Prints of the Battle of New Orleans” in Prints of the American West. Stauffer #3433.

• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Historical , War of 1812