William Nutter
The Burial of General Fraser

ArtistEnglish, 1754–1802
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • The Burial of General Fraser
Date1794
Printed inLondon, England
MediumStipple engraving, engraving, and etching printed in colors à la poupée on wove paper
DimensionsPlate: 19 1/2 × 24 7/8 in. (49.5 × 63.2 cm)
Sheet: 21 1/4 × 27 3/8 in. (54 × 69.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Steve Adger, Chris Collins, Ronnie Cuenod, John Eads, Cameron Greenwood, Jim Hansen, Chris Johnson, Steven Lindley, Randy Meyer, and Harry Perrin at "One Great Night in November, 2017"
Object numberB.2017.16
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThis print depicts an incident that took place during the American Revolution as British general John Burgoyne’s troops headed south from Canada in 1777 to engage American defenders. Simon Fraser, commanding troops at the head of Burgoyne’s forces, faced strong American opposition. Fraser fought with conspicuous bravery and was successful in several actions, but on October 7, 1777, he was mortally wounded by an American sharpshooter and expressed a dying wish to be buried on the battlefield. Burgoyne surrendered to Gates soon afterward, marking a turning point in the revolution. The print portrays a large group of figures at the moment of lowering Fraser’s shrouded body into the ground, evoking depictions of the entombment of Christ.
Provenance[Philadelphia Print Shop, Philadelphia], by 2017; purchased by MFAH, 2017
Exhibition History"Radicals and Revolutionaries: America's Founding Fathers," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 10–May 28, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto, printed below image, left: Painted by J. Graham
Recto, printed below image, right: Engraved by W. Nutter
Recto, printed below image, center: To the Right Honorable the Earl of Warrington/this plate, OF THE BURIAL OF GENERAL FRASER, is dedicated/by his Lordship’s obligd very humble Servt. John Jeffryes
Recto, printed below title, left: LONDON Publish’d 1, May 1794
Recto, printed below title, right: by John Jeffryes Oudgate Hill

Printed lower margin: To the Right Honourable the Earl of Warrington \ this plate, of the Burial of General Fraser, is dedicated \ by his Lordship's obligd very humbler Srvt John Jeffryes.

Watermarks: Verso: at left bottom edge and right bottom edge: J Whatman [partial]

Countermarks: Verso: at bottom left corner and at bottom right corner: 1794

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