Artist
William Woollett English, 1735–1785
Artistafter
Benjamin West American, active England, 1738–1820
Publisher
Woollett, Boydell and RylandLondon
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Death of General Wolfe
Date1776
PlaceLondon, England
MediumEngraving
DimensionsPlate: 18 1/4 × 23 1/4 in. (46.4 × 59.1 cm)
Sheet: 18 7/8 × 24 1/16 in. (47.9 × 61.1 cm)
Sheet: 18 7/8 × 24 1/16 in. (47.9 × 61.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Edward F. Heyne III
Object numberB.96.14
Not on view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
ProvenanceFrances and Edward F. Heyne III, Houston; given to MFAH, 1996.
Exhibition History“American Adversaries: West and Copley in a Transatlantic World,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 6, 2013–January 20, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Printed lower right below image: "Wm Woollett./Engraver to HIS MAJESTY." Printed lower left below image: "Painted by B. West/Historical painter to HIS MAJESTY." Printed in script lower margin, left to right: "To the King's most excellent Majesty/This plate, THE DEATH OF GENERAL WOLFE, is with/His gracious Permission humbly dedicated by his Majesty's most dutiful Subject & Servant, William Woollett./From the original Picture in the Collection of Lord Grosvenor." Printed lower right margin: "by Messrs. Woollett, Boydell & Ryland, LONDON." Printed lower left margin: "Published as the Act directs, January 1st. 1776." Pencil marks on verso sheet: "211/£2.10.0 (circled)" "1951", "13rilliang (?) Proof Lb.16.b (?)"
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