Price: SOLD
SKU: 23777
MEDIUM: Engraving,
DATE: 1759
EDITION SIZE: 6 1/4 x 3 3/4" (15.9 x 9.6 cm)
DESCRIPTION: This mid-18th-century engraving depicts Major General James Wolfe, Commander-in-Chief of British forces during the pivotal 1759 expedition against Quebec. Though no artist or engraver is credited, the print was likely issued in a contemporary London magazine, commemorating Wolfe’s heroic role in the British victory. Presented in formal military dress, Wolfe is shown in the years of the Seven Years’ War, just before the decisive Battle of the Plains of Abraham. On September 13, 1759, British forces successfully captured Quebec from the French, though both Wolfe and his counterpart, the Marquis de Montcalm, were fatally wounded in the battle. This image would have served both as a tribute to Wolfe’s leadership and as patriotic documentation of a turning point in the struggle for control of North America.
ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 5 x 7 inch archival mylar for handling.
CONDITION: Good condition, professionally drum mounted by a previous collector.
REFERENCE:
Login / Register
Basket
