The capture of Major André / painted by A.B. Durand ; figures engd. by Alfred Jones ; landscape engd. by Smillie & Hinshelwood.
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- Title
- The capture of Major André / painted by A.B. Durand ; figures engd. by Alfred Jones ; landscape engd. by Smillie & Hinshelwood.
- Date
- 1845
- Notes
- Depicts Major John André, a British spy, being detained by armed militia men John Paulding, David Williams, and Isaac Van Wart, on September 23, 1780.
- After a painting of the same name by Asher B. Durand.
- Seal of the American Art Union printed under title.
- Engraved in lower margin: From a painting by A.B. Durand in the possession of the Honble. James K. Paulding.
- "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1846 by the American Art Union in the clerk's office of the U.S. district court of the southern district of New York."
- Names and Subjects
- André, John,--1751-1780--Pictorial works.
- Paulding, John,--1758-1818--Pictorial works.
- Spies--1770-1790.
- Historic events.
- Prints shelf.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Pictorial works.
- Durand, A. B.--(Asher Brown),--1796-1886,--artist.
- Smillie, James,--1807-1885,--engraver.
- Hinshelwood, Robert,--1812-1879,--engraver.
- American Art-Union,--publisher.
- United States--New York (State)--New York.
- Genre
- Engravings 1840-1850.
- ID
- 523
- Barcode
- B5970079
- Physical Description
- 1 print : engraving ; 40.3 x 46.9 cm
- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2016-02-20 00:20:24
Technical Details
- Collection
- William L. Clements Library Image Bank
- Image Size
- 5535 x 4791
- File Size
- 4 MB
- Record
- 523
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-523/wcl000615
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"The capture of Major André / painted by A.B. Durand ; figures engd. by Alfred Jones ; landscape engd. by Smillie & Hinshelwood.". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-523/wcl000615. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. July 16, 2025.