Battle of Monmouth
Date1859
Engraver
Robert Hinshelwood
(American, 1812 - c.1875)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; engraving
DimensionsImage (H x W ): 5 1/2 in. × 7 5/8 in. (13.97 cm × 19.37 cm)
Overall (H x W): 7 3/4 in. × 10 1/4 in. (19.69 cm × 26.04 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Gibby, 1984
Object numberWB-34A2
DescriptionThis print is a military scene of the Battle of Monmouth, fought on June 28, 1777. The image is a violent battle scene as American and British forces engage in hand to hand combat with bayonets. MarkingsPrinted in ink below the image on the bottom-left side: "Painted by Chappel."
Printed in ink below the image, centered: "Battle of Monmouth. / From the original Painting in the posession of the Publishers. / Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers, New York. / Entered according to act of Congress A.D. 1859. by Johnson, Fry, & Co. in the clerk's office of the district court of the southern district of N.Y.".
Printed in ink below the image, on the bottom-right side: "Engraved by Hinshelwood".
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