Lady Ackland's Visit to the Camp of Genl. Gates.

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• ARTIST: Alonzo Chappel

• PUBLISHER: Published by Martin & Johnson Co. New York.

• MEDIUM: Steel engraving,

  DATE: 1857.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 5 3/8 x 7 1/8" (135 x 181 mm).

• DESCRIPTION: A 19th-century perspective of Lady Ackland's Visit to the Camp of Genl. Gates, captured as a steel engraving, published by Martin & Johnson Co., New York, in 1857. Lady Christian Henrietta Caroline Acland, known as Lady Harriet Acland (January 1750 – 21 July 1815), was a British noblewoman and diarist celebrated for her courage during the American War of Independence. Born in Kilmington, Somerset, she married John Dyke Acland in 1770. In 1776, she accompanied her husband to North America, where he commanded the 20th Regiment of Foot. After he was wounded and captured during the Battles of Saratoga, Lady Harriet, despite being several months pregnant, bravely crossed the Hudson River to nurse him back to health. Her actions were widely lauded, and she is commemorated on a bronze relief at the Saratoga Monument in New York. The couple returned to England in 1778, where John died shortly thereafter. Lady Harriet co-authored a journal detailing their experiences, known as The Acland Journal. She spent her widowhood at Pixton Park, building Lady Harriet Acland's Drive, and rebuilt Tetton House in Somerset, where she died at age 65.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: The piece is in a mat for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition with modern hand color.

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