Battle of Long Island
Date1860
Engraver
James David Smillie
(American, 1833-1909)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; engraving, etching
DimensionsImage (H x W): 5 3/8 in. × 7 1/8 in. (13.65 cm × 18.1 cm)
Overall (H x W): 8 3/16 in. × 10 13/16 in. (20.8 cm × 27.46 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Gibby, 1984
Object numberWB-22C1
DescriptionThis print is a scene of the Battle of Long Island in New York during the American Revolutionary War.Henry B. Dawson, "Battles of the United States by Sea and Land", (New York: Johnson, Fry & Co., 1858). This is from the 1860 edition.
MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "Painted by Chappel".
Pritned in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "Engraved by Jas. Smillie".
Printed in ink below the image, centered: "Battle of Long Island. / "Retreat of the Americans under Gen. Stirling Across Cowanus Creek." / From the original Painting in the possession of the Publishers Entered according to act of Congress A.D. 1860, by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the clerks office of the district court of the southern district of New York."
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c. 1876