Details
Title The Monument of Major Andre [graphic]
Publisher [London] : [Published as the Act directs by S.A. Cumberlege]
Date [1782]
Physical Description 1 print : engraving on paper mount ; mount 20 x 14 cm (8 x 5.5 in.)
Description Print depicting a monument to Major John André. Shows a sarcophagus with Britannia weeping as she holds a shield with the Union Jack. In the left is a lion. Below is a tableau depicting the capture of Major André, who is led away by two men as he points to a woman and child in the right. In the left, a messenger hands General George Washington, surrounded by soldiers, an envelope. Soldiers march in the background. The sarcophagus rests on a pedestral that reads, "Sacred to the Memory, Major John Andre"
Notes Title from item.
Date from periodical publication it was illustrated in: The Universal magazine of knowledge and pleasure . London : Published [...] according to Act of Parliament, for John Hinton, 1782 December, p. 329.
Gift of David Doret.
Subject André, John, 1751-1780 -- Capture & imprisonment.
Britannia.
Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Allegories.
Lions.
Sarcophagi.
Soldiers -- American.
Tombs & sepulchral monuments.
Geographic subject United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
Genre Engravings -- 1780-1790.
Periodical illustrations -- 1780-1790.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| GC - Monuments and Statues - André [P.2010.6.29]
Accession number P.2010.6.29