The Battle at Bunkers Hill near Boston the June 17th 1775. [engraving]

The Battle at Bunkers Hill near Boston the June 17th 1775. [engraving]

London Antonio C. de Poggi, No. 91 New Bond Street March 1798

1 hand colored print ; inside mat 57 x 76 cm. ; inside frame 69 x 88 cm. ; outside frame 79 x 100 cm.

P&E L1998G23.14 [framed]

The scene of the battle with General Joseph Warren lying dead in the center surrounded by anxious officers with the battle raging in the background.
This is a copy of the first engraving arranged by Trumbull after he completed his painting, titled, The death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, 17 June 1775, in Benjamin West's studio in London in 1786. Because no English engravers would produce a work celebrating the victory of the Americans during the Revolution, Trumbull had it engraved by Muller in Stuttgart and later it was published by A. C.de Poggi in London in 1788. A black and white copy of the same engraving is catalogued as P&E L2007D18 framed.
Framed with French lined mat in a 2 1/2," 22K gold American scoop with shell motif in corners.
The Walter P. Swain Jr. Memorial Collection; gift of Philip S. Keeler, Jr.
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