Asher Durand

The Capture of Major Andre.

Engraving, 1846.
Image size 13 1/8 x 17 7/8" (33.4 x 45.4 cm).
Good condition. Black and white. LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 9528
Price: $2,000.00
Publisher : New York, Published by J. M. Emerson & Co. 406 Broadway for the American Art Union. Painted by A. B. Durand. Figures engd, by Alfred Jones. Landscape engd. by Smillie & Hinshelwood. In 1780, John Andre, a British officer, was on his way to the British front with detailed plans of the West Point forts hidden in his boot. These had been supplied by Benedict Arnold. His capture, near Tarrytown, New York, was a major turning point in the American Revolution. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Historical , Revolutionary War

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