Battle at Bunker's Hill. (Near Boston)
PrinterPrinted by
Elijah Chapman Kellogg
(American, 1811 - 1881)
PublisherPublished by
Elijah Chapman Kellogg
(American, 1811 - 1881)
PublisherPublished by
Horace Thayer & Co.
(American, 1852)
After a work by
John Trumbull
(American, 1756 - 1843)
Date1852-1854
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 3/8 x 12 7/16in. (21.3 x 31.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 14 1/8in. (25.4 x 35.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan
Object number1956.83.2
DescriptionBattle scene between British Redcoat troops on the right and American soldiers on the left. A British soldier waves a red flag; American soldiers wave blue flags. A wounded American officer is in the foreground, supported by a comrade; a broken sword is below him on the ground. Other wounded and dead lie on the ground. An African American soldier with a musket is at the far right. Ships anchored in the harbor are in the background.
Collections
Source Note: Copied after a work by John Trumbull. (Finlay 11/29/2001)
Status
Not on view