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Battle of New Orleans and death of Major General Packenham on the 8th of January 1815 [1st state].
1816
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Metadata
- Call Number
- A Middle 31/Drawer 12/GC024/Half Folio/19th c./Artists P-Z GA 2012.02223
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : [s.n.], n.d. [1816/11/--]
- People
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- Related Name
- West, William Edward, 1788-1857
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- United States—History—War of 1812—In art
- New Orleans, Battle of, New Orleans, La., 1815—In art
- United States—History, Military—19th century—In art
- Great Britain—History, Military—19th century—In art
- Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845—Portraits
- Lambert, John, Sir, 1772-1847—Portraits
- Pakenham, Edward Michael, 1778-1815—Death and burial—In art
- Portraits, American—19th century
- Portraits, British—19th century
- Great Britain. Army—History—19th century—In art
- Portraits
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Battle of New Orleans and death of Major General Packenham on the 8th of January 1815 [1st state].
- Call Number
- A Middle 31/Drawer 12/GC024/Half Folio/19th c./Artists P-Z GA 2012.02223
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/ks65hn726
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : [s.n.], n.d. [1816/11/--]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1816
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 39.2 x 54.9 cm.
- References
- Stauffer 3433
- Carbonell, J. Prints of the Battle of New Orleans in Prints of the American West. Fort Worth, 1983, pp. 2-12.
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Medium: Engravings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Historical scene. Central group includes the figure of General Sir John Lambert (1772-1847) weeping into a handkerchief next to the fallen Major General Sir Edward Michael Pakenham (1778-1815), with other officers surrounding them. The Americans are viewed through clouds of smoke, with their flag flying at both the right and left. General Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), who led the defense and became a national hero after this battle, has been singled out for the bottom title vignette.
- Signed in plate, lower left: "West del.".
- Signed in plate, lower right: "J. Yeager sc.".
- Signed in plate, lower right: "Published and sold by J. Yeager No. 100 Race St. Philada.".
- Provenance: Purchased with support of the Barksdale-Dabney-Henry Fund.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- United States—History—War of 1812—In art
- New Orleans, Battle of, New Orleans, La., 1815—In art
- United States—History, Military—19th century—In art
- Great Britain—History, Military—19th century—In art
- Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845—Portraits
- Lambert, John, Sir, 1772-1847—Portraits
- Pakenham, Edward Michael, 1778-1815—Death and burial—In art
- Portraits, American—19th century
- Portraits, British—19th century
- Great Britain. Army—History—19th century—In art
- Portraits
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 1
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- Holding location
- {@id=https://bibdata.princeton.edu/locations/delivery_locations/13}
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/65e67936-9513-4ac6-be28-e8281f0ef525/manifest