View of the Attack on Bunker's Hill
Datec. 1785
Geography
Probably made -
England
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; engraving, etching
DimensionsImage (H x W): 6 1/4 in. × 11 3/8 in. (15.88 cm × 28.89 cm)
Print sheet visible (H x W): 9 in. × 13 in. (22.86 cm × 33.02 cm)
Overall framed (H x W): 9 in. × 12 3/4 in. (22.86 cm × 32.39 cm)
Credit LineGift: Jess and Grace Pavey Fund, 2009
Object numberM-4867
DescriptionIn this image, four frigates anchored in Boston Harbor fire upon the fortifications and lines of troops on the high ground at right. Flames and smoke fill the background sky in this depiction of the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolution.Published ReferencesClifford J. Rogers, Ty Seidule, and Samuel J. Watson, The West Point History of the American Revolution, (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2017), 65. (general reference)
MarkingsPrinted in ink above the image: "Engraved for Barnard's New Complete & Authentic History of England."
Printed in ink on the left side of the image: "Boston".
Printed in ink on the right side of the image: "Charles Town".
Printed in ink below the image, centered: "View of The Attack on Bunker's Hill, with the / Burning of Charles Town, June 17, 1775".
Printed in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "Drawn by Mr. Muller".
Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "Engraved by Lodge".
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