Washington Raising the British Flag at Fort Du Quesne.

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• ARTIST: John Chapin

• MEDIUM: Hand colored engraving,

  DATE: 1859.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 4 7/8 x 7 1/2" (12.3 x 19 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: The 1859 engraving titled "Washington Raising the British Flag at Fort Duquesne" by artist John R. Chapin and engraver T.B. Smith depicts a symbolic moment from the French and Indian War. Although the artwork is a conjectural representation, it illustrates the British occupation of Fort Duquesne in November 1758, following the French evacuation and destruction of the fort.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition and color, minor scattered foxing in the margins.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Historical , French & Indian War