Engraving

Title:

Washington Raising the British Flag at Fort Du Quesne

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2010.501.1111

Creator:

Chapin, John R. (1823-1904)Artist

Date:

1859

Description:

Engraving. George Washington (1732-1799) at Fort Duquesne, Pennsylvania, during the French and Indian War (see Notes for details). Washington, center, mounted on light colored horse, doffs his hat as the Red Ensign of Great Britain is raised above the remains of Fort Duquesne. Two other mounted officers to his right, further right is a mass of infantry, behind whom is a brick chimney and a tree. to left of Washington are eight additional soldiers. Three are on the rampart of the fort, two holding the flagpole while the third stakes it into the ground with a sledge hammer. Four more are down on the ground level, watching, while the last one is bent over apparently burning something which is spooking Washington's horse. Hills are visible beyond the ramparts, and the sky is partly cloudy. "J.R. Chapin" "T.B. Smith" "WASHINGTON RAISING THE BRITISH FLAG AT FORT DU QUESNE." "Virtue, Emmins & Co. New York." "Entered according to act of Congress AD1859 by John Emmins in the clerk's office of the district court of the United States for the southern district of N.Y."

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-7 W-10.25 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Washington, George (1732-1799)

Subjects:

Washington, George