Battle at Bunkers Hill. (Near Boston)

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg (American, 1840 - 1867)

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg (American, 1840 - 1867)

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Thayer (American, 1846 - 1847)

PublisherPublished by D. Needham (American, 1808 - 1888)

After a work by John Trumbull (American, 1756 - 1843)

Date1845

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper mounted on board

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/2 x 12 5/8in. (21.6 x 32.1cm) Sheet (height x width): 10 1/2 x 16 3/8in. (26.7 x 41.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Howard B. Haylett

Object number1973.42.2

DescriptionBattle 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 on the ground 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. Lower margin contains outline drawings of heads of participants, possibly to serve as a key to their identity. A man at the right is labeled: "Lieut. Pitcairn".

Collections

Kellogg Brothers Lithographs

NotesHistorical Notes: There is a photograph of this print in the object file. It is accompanied by a key specifically identifying the individuals in the composition:

Major General Joseph Warren, Massachusetts Militia (killed), Col. Israel Putnam, 3rd Connecticut Regt., Col. William Prescott, Massachusetts Militia, Col. Thomas Gardner, Massachusetts Regt. (mortally wounded), Lieut. Col. Moses Parker, Bridge's Massachusetts Regt. (mortally wounded), Capt. Thomas Knowlton, 3rd Connecticut Regt., Maj. Andrew McClary, 1st New Hampshire Regt. (killed), Maj. Willard Moore, Doolittle's Massachusetts Regt. (killed), 2nd Lieut. Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Connecticut Regt. and Peter Salem, his Negro Servant, Rev. Gen. Sir William Howe, K.B., British, Lieut. Gen. Sir Henry Clinton, British, Lieut. Col. Sir Robert Abercromby, British, 37th Regt. of Foot, Maj. John Pitcairn, British, Royal Marines (mortally wounded), Maj. John Small, British, 84th Regt. of Foot, Lieut. William Pitcairn, British, Royal Marines, Lieut. Francis, Lord Rawdon, British, 63rd Regt. of Foot.

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