The Capture of Major Andre.

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• ARTIST: Asher Durand

• PUBLISHER: New York, Published by J. M. Emerson & Co. 406 Broadway for the American Art Union.

• MEDIUM: Engraving,

  DATE: 1846.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 13 1/8 x 17 7/8" (33.4 x 45.4 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: 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.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: Framed

• CONDITION: Good condition. Black and white.

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