The Death of General Montgomery, In the Attack of Quebec, December 1775

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Artist Johan Frederik Clemens(Danish, 1748–1831)Danish, 1748–1831

Artistafter John Trumbull (American, 1756–1843)American, 1756–1843

PublisherPublished by Antonio de Poggi, London

CultureAmerican

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The Death of General Montgomery, In the Attack of Quebec, December 1775

Date1798

PlaceLondon, England

MediumEngraving and etching on laid paper, proof before title

DimensionsImage: 20 1/8 × 30 1/4 in. (51.1 × 76.8 cm)
Sheet: 24 × 32 in. (61 × 81.3 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by John H. Adger, John Butler, Ray Childress, M. Robert Dussler, D. Cal McNair, R. Cary McNair, Corbin J. Robertson, Jr., Scott Schwinger, and Michael Stevens in honor of Robert C. McNair and the Houston Texans, at "One Great Night in November, 2007"

Object numberB.2007.7

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DescriptionToday, John Trumbull is remembered for his depictions of the American Revolution and its heroes. He joined the Continental Army in 1775, served briefly George Washington’s aide-de-camp, and witnessed a number of the events that he would later immortalize. In 1784, he embarked on the first in a projected series of "national history," recording the Battle of Bunker's Hill. Two years later, he completed a second work, The Death of General Montgomery, In the Attack on Quebec, 31 December 1775, a stirring composition that dramatizes the shock of an explosion that killed Montgomery and two of his aides as they led the American assault. Trumbull envisioned making his work available to the public and in 1798 he had The Death of General Montgomery… engraved in London and offered through public subscription.
Provenance[The Old Print Shop, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History“American Adversaries: West and Copley in a Transatlantic World,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 6, 2013–January 20, 2014.

"Radicals and Revolutionaries: America's Founding Fathers," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 10–May 28, 2018.

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