Historical print showing Brig. Gen. Francis Marion, known as the Swamp Fox, during the American Revolution and commanding a raft down the river in between one of his guerilla attacks in South Carolina. Marion, wrapped in a cloak, on horseback is surrounded by his band of volunteer soldiers, horses carrying light equipment, and a few dogs on the raft. The men include Marion's enslaved man Oscar Marion holding the reigns of his horse and another African American man rowing the raft with an oar. A few of the soldiers hold the reigns of horses swimming through the river. A second raft is visible in the background., Title from item., After an 1850 painting by William Tylee Ranney in the collections of the Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, TX., One of six prints issued in 1851 for the members of the American Art-Union in New York., Trimmed., Gift of David Doret, 2006., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator
Burt, Charles Kennedy, 1823-1892, engraver
Date
[1851]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *GC - American Revolution [P.2006.28.22]
