Battle of Bunker Hill 1775 - Original Engraving by Armytage after Trumbull
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Original engraving of the Battle of Bunker Hill, fought on June 17, 1775 outside Boston during the American War of Independence. Engraved with the burin by James Charles Armytage after the celebrated painting by John Trumbull and published in London by James S. Virtue.
Original engraving of the Battle of Bunker Hill, fought on June 17, 1775 outside Boston during the American War of Independence. Engraved with the burin by James Charles Armytage after the celebrated painting by John Trumbull and published in London by James S. Virtue.
Trumbull's canvas, painted in 1786 and now in the Yale University Art Gallery, is the canonical image of the episode: it shows the moment of General Joseph Warren's death before the advancing redcoats. Despite the name, most of the fighting took place on neighboring Breed's Hill.
Medium: Steel engraving
Artist / after: after the painting by John Trumbull (1756-1843)
Engraver / lithographer: James Charles Armytage (1802-1897)
Publisher: James S. Virtue, London
Dimensions: 10.0 x 6.4 in (25.5 x 16.2 cm)
Condition: Image clean; crease at the upper left corner and a small tear in the right margin, both outside the image
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Original engraving of the Battle of Bunker Hill, fought on June 17, 1775 outside Boston during the American War of Independence. Engraved with the burin by James Charles Armytage after the celebrated painting by John Trumbull and published in London by James S. Virtue.