The Hon[ora]ble S[i]r Wm. Howe, Knight of the Bath and commander in chief of his magesty's forces in America / Corbutt, delin; se bend chez J.M. Will, à Augsbourg. – Antique Wall Art
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This historic print of The Hon[ora]ble S[i]r Wm. Howe, Knight of the Bath and commander in chief of his magesty's forces in America / Corbutt, delin; se bend chez J.M. Will, à Augsbourg. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Hon[ora]ble S[i]r Wm. Howe, Knight of the Bath and commander in chief of his magesty's forces in America / Corbutt, delin; se bend chez J.M. Will, à Augsbourg.
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Few portraits of a British general from the American war were published on the Continent, which makes this mezzotint of Sir William Howe unusual. The inscription credits the drawing to Corbutt and names J.M. Will of Augsburg as publisher, so the plate was issued in a German-speaking city, with a French line beneath the English title. Howe, a Knight of the Bath, commanded British forces in America from 1776, took New York and Philadelphia, and resigned his command in 1778, the year this print appeared. European audiences followed the war closely, and portraits of its commanders circulated widely.
| Created / published | 1778 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : mezzotint. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1770-1780 .Mezzotints 1770-1780. |
| Notes | Title from item. Reference copy in BIOG. FILE. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 5405. |
| Subjects | Howe, William Howe,--Viscount,--1729-1814--Military service. Military officers--British--1770-1790. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Military personnel--British. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 961 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110130 |
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