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Print (Line engraving)
Death of General Wolfe
William Woollett, Benjamin West, William Woollett, John Boydell, and William Wynne Ryland
January 1 1776 (1776-1776)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Woollett (Engraver)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper
- Canvas
Museum Object Number
1966.0260 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1966.0260 A
Object Name
Print (Line engraving)
Title
Death of General Wolfe
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
William Woollett (Engraver); Benjamin West (Painter); William Woollett, John Boydell, and William Wynne Ryland (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
January 1 1776 (1776-1776)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Pasted to cavas lining
Inscription: by Mess.\rs Woollett, Boydell & Ryland, LONDON.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Historical
- Native American
- American Indian
Materials
- Ink
- Paper
- Canvas
Techniques
- Engraved
- Etched
- Line engraved
Dimensions (inches)
17.8 (H) x 23.9 (W) x 16.9 (Image H) x 23.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
45.3 (H) x 60.7 (W) x 42.8 (Image H) x 59.1 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Unable to determine platemark. Trimmed within platemark at base. H at left. W at bottom.
Publisher Summary
W. Woollett
Publisher Date
01/01/1776
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
W. Woollett
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hood, Graham. 1991 The Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, a Cultural Study.
• Period reference for painting of same scene in America: p. 301, appendix re 1770 inventory of Robert Eden Maryland Royal Governor) home in Annapolis, "2 Handsome pictures framed and Glazed, representing the death of General Wolfe and the Marquis of Grandby..."