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TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES WOLFE
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LastDodo number
5195873
Area
Prints / graphics
Title
TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES WOLFE
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Technique
Year
1798
Print run
Signed
Publisher
Dimensions
29,0 x 21,8
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Copper engraving by R.W. Thomson, after a drawing by Riley of the funerary monument of the British General James Wolfe (1727-1759) in Westminster Abbey. He is best known for his victory over the French in the Battle of Québec in 1759. The engraving was published in London by R. Bowyer, April 1798. Signed and dated in print.
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Kopergravure door R.W. Thomson, naar een tekening van Riley van het grafmonument van de Britse generaal James Wolfe (1727-1759) in Westminster Abbey. Hij is vooral bekend vanwege zijn overwinning op de Fransen tijdens de Slag om Québec in 1759. De gravure is uitgegeven te Londen door R. Bowyer, april 1798. Gesigneerd en gedateerd in druk.