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Bunker's Hill.
[after John Trumbull.]
Wood engraving on shiny paper. Printed area 210 x 250mm (8¼ x 9¾").
A later printing of a keyplate to John Trumbull's famous scene 'The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill'. Trumbull painted several versions, but made more money from the engraved versions, including an edition published in London by Poggi in 1798 and one he published himself in New York in 1808.
[Ref: 45678] £95.00
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The Battle of Bunker's Hill. June 17th 1775.
Painted by J. Trumbull Esq. Engraved by J. Rogers.
J & F Tallis, London, Eduinburgh and Dublin. [n.d., c.1850.]
Engraving. Sheet size: 205 x 270mm (8 x 10½").
A scene depicting the death of General Joseph Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17th 1775, during the American Revolutionary War, within a decorative border showing the surrender of Charlestown to General Clinton below. Warren, an influential Massachusetts politician, had been commissioned a general but served in the battle as a volunteer. He was killed during or shortly after the storming of Breed's Hill by British troops.
[Ref: 37318] £60.00
(£72.00 incl.VAT)
Hough Williamson. M. D. LLD.
Trumbull, del. Thomson, sc.
Published by Henry Fisher, Caxton, London, 1823.
Stipple. Sheet size: 230 x 135mm. (9 x 5¼").
A portrait of Hugh Williamson (1735 - 1819), an American politician. He was best known for representing North Carolina at the Constitutional Convention. Williamson was a scholar of international renown. During the American Revolution, Williamson contributed his talents as physician and natural scientist to the American war effort. His experiences transformed the genial scholar into a politician and a determined leader in the campaign for effective national government. This leadership was evident not only at the Convention in Philadelphia but also, with telling effect, during the ratification debates in North Carolina. Wellcome: 3192
[Ref: 31686] £60.00
(£72.00 incl.VAT)
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