A scowling general looks over his right shoulder at the viewer as he rides on horseback along a winding road holding a bayonet. Etching by J. Kay after Lt. Col. Campbell, 1786.
- John Kay
- Date:
- 1786
- Reference:
- 585375i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Campbell drew this portrait while a prisoner of war after Saratoga. The name of the American general is fictitious
Publication/Creation
1786
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemark 13.1 x 12.5 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Provincial General Buttons marching to Saratoga with plunder
References note
British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. vi, London 1978, no. 6996
Reference
Wellcome Collection 585375i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores