Lithograph

Title:

Battle At Bunker's hill

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1995.573.03

Creator:

Trumbull, John (1756-1843)Artist; Currier, Nathaniel (1813-1888)Lithographer

Date:

1835-1856

Description:

Hand-colored lithograph of Battle At Bunker's Hill, by Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888), after John Trumbull (1756-1843), 1835-1856. Ink and watercolor on paper. Man wearing blue coat and holding a sword stands in right foreground. Dead and dying litter the ground. Group of men stand left of center; one man (Gen. Joseph Warren) lies dying in the arms of another man while the British are advancing; one British officer tires to bayonette the dying man but is stopped. Group of men in blue coats in background carrying guns and flags. Title lower margin, at center: "BATTLE AT BUNKER'S HILL. / June 17th 1775. / Lith & Pub by N. Currier No. [superscript 'o'] 2 Spruce St. N.Y." Sketches of men's heads left and right of title with names printed below. At left: "Lieut. Col. Parker. Majr Moor. Majr McClery. Genl. Howe. / Genl. Putnam. Rev. McClintock. Majr Knowlton. Genl. Presscot. Genl. Warren. Genl. Clinton." On right: "Lieut. Piteairn / Majr. Pitcairn. Ens. Lord Rowdor / Majr. Small / Col. Abercombie / Col. Gardiner / Lieut. Grovenor." Mahogany veneer frame, beveled; glazed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-11.3 W-15 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Trumbull, John (1756-1843), Currier, Nathaniel (1813-1888)

Subjects:

War, Battles, Bunker Hill, Prints