Death of General Wolfe | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: G4131
People: William Woollett, British (Maidstone, England 1735 - 1785 London, England)
After Benjamin West, American (Springfield, PA 1738 - 1820 London, England)
Title: Death of General Wolfe
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1776
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/280111

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Engraving
Dimensions: plate: 48 x 61.3 cm (18 7/8 x 24 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856.
William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: ii
Standard Reference Number: Le Bl. 3, Clayton 257

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number: G4131
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

David Alexander, “‘After-Images’: A Review of Recent Studies of Reproductive Print-Making.”, Oxford Art Journal, Oxford University Press (UK) (Oxford, 1983), Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 11-17, repr. as fig. 3 on p. 15 [not Harvard impression, related bibliography]

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G4131: Death of General Wolfe