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Carter, George, 1737-1794

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  • The death of Captain James Cook: a man is fighting off his attackers with the butt of a rifle, men in a boat behind him are firing rifles at those on shore. Engraving, 1794, by I. Hall and I. Thornthwaite and S. Smith after G. Carter.
  • The death of Sir Philip Sidney at the battle of Zutphen: he passes a water-flask to a fellow soldier. Mezzotint by J. Jones after G. Carter, 1782.
  • A defeated hussar on the battlefield, whose horse has been killed while pulling a gun mounted on a chassis; a woman sympathizes. Mezzotint by V. Green after G. Carter, 1776.
  • A fisherman is standing on a rock with his nets and baskets strapped to his back. Mezzotint by J. Jones after G. Carter.
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    A fisherman is standing on a rock with his nets and baskets strapped to his back. Mezzotint by J. Jones after G. Carter.

    Carter, George, 1737-1794. | Date: Novr. 19.1782 | Reference: 34818i
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    The death of Captain James Cook: a man is fighting off his attackers with the butt of a rifle, men in a boat behind him are firing rifles at those on shore. Engraving, 1794, by I. Hall and I. Thornthwaite and S. Smith after G. Carter.

    Carter, George, 1737-1794. | Date: 12 May 1794 | Reference: 37688i
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    The death of Sir Philip Sidney at the battle of Zutphen: he passes a water-flask to a fellow soldier. Mezzotint by J. Jones after G. Carter, 1782.

    Carter, George, 1737-1794. | Date: Oct.r 21 1782 | Reference: 548182i
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    A defeated hussar on the battlefield, whose horse has been killed while pulling a gun mounted on a chassis; a woman sympathizes. Mezzotint by V. Green after G. Carter, 1776.

    Carter, George, 1737-1794. | Date: [4th June, 1776] | Reference: 674078i
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