Putnam's Escape at Horse Neck
Date1857
Subject
Israel Putnam
(American, 1718 - 1790)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk and watercolor on paper; hand-colored engraving, etching
DimensionsImage (H x W): 7 1/2 in. × 5 1/2 in. (19.05 cm × 13.97 cm)
Overall (H x W): 10 11/16 in. × 7 13/16 in. (27.15 cm × 19.84 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Gibby, 1984
Object numberWB-MPB11
DescriptionThis print is an image of Israel Putnam escaping from British forces on horseback, February 1779, during the American Revolutionary War.MarkingsPrinted in ink below the image: "Putnam's Escape at Horse Neck. / From the original picture by Chappel in the possession of the Publishers. / Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers, New York. / Entered according to act of Congress A.D. 1857, by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the clerk's office of the District court of the southern dist. of NY."
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