[The death of General Montgomery in the attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775] [graphic]

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Title
[The death of General Montgomery in the attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775] [graphic]
Creator
Clemens, Johan Frederick, 1748-1831, printmaker
Contributor
Trumbull, John, 1756-1843, artist.
Poggi, Antonio Cesare, fl. 1769-1836?, publisher.
Published / Created
[1 January 1794]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Published London Jany. the 1st 1794 as the Act of Parliament directs by A.C. de Poggi, No. 91 New Bond Street
Abstract

"Using a powerful diagonal composition echoed in smaller intersecting diagonals of lights and darks, Trumbull depicts the moment when General Montgomery expires in the arms of Major Matthias Ogden. Before him on the snow-covered ground lie the bodies of his two aides-de-camp, Captains Jacob Cheeseman and John MacPherson. Lieutenants John Humphries and Samuel Cooper and Lieutenant Colonel Donald Campbell surround the two central figures in a protective semicircle, while an Oneida Indian chief, Colonel "Joseph Louis," defiantly raises his tomahawk in the direction of the shots. Three figures in the left foreground, Major Return Johnathan Meigs and Captains Samuel Ward and William Hendricks, gesture in shock at the sight of their dying general. With spontaneous, fluid brushwork and a palette of rich, glowing colors, Trumbull conveys the excitement of the battle, and the intense drama surrounding the tragic death of Montgomery."--Yale University Art Gallery eCatalogue

Description
Title, artist, and printmaker from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1854,0812.195.
Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of statement of responsibility.
Engraved after a painting now held in the Yale University Art Gallery.
Provenance
Gift of Joseph Verner Reed (Yale 1926) to the Yale Library, 1958. Portions were transferred to Lewis Walpole Library 1960. For other items from this gift refer to Beinecke Library's GEN MSS 1000.
Extent
1 print : sheet 519 x 772 mm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
Drawer Portraits M787 no. 1

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Group portraits
Portrait prints
Engravings England London 1794
Material
mezzotint ; and laid paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Montgomery, Richard, 1738-1775,
Ogden, Matthias,
Cheeseman, Jacob,
MacPherson, John,
Humphries, John,
Campbell, Donald,
Louis, Joseph,
Meigs, Johnathan,
Ward, Samuel, 1756-1832,
Hendricks, William, -1776,
Subjects
Montgomery, Richard, 1738-1775
Ogden, Matthias
Cheeseman, Jacob
MacPherson, John
Humphries, John
Campbell, Donald
Louis, Joseph
Meigs, Johnathan
Ward, Samuel, 1756-1832
Hendricks, William, -1776
England > London > 1794

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
11104368
Object ID (OID)
15960353

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