Sujet

The Capture of Major Andre, 1845. Creators: Asher Brown Durand, James Smillie, Robert Hinshelwood.

Légende

The Capture of Major Andre, 1845. Major John Andre was a British spy hanged during the American Revolution for assisting Benedict Arnold’s failed plot to surrender the fort at West Point, New York, to the British Army. This painting depicts the moment on September 23, 1780, when Andre was detained by armed militiamen near Tarrytown, New York, who discovered incriminating papers in his boot, revealing Arnold’s scheme to hand the fort over to the British in exchange for £20,300 and a brigadier’s commission.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A10_343

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

73,2Mo (5,8Mo) / 47,2cm x 38,9cm / 5573 x 4590 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people male man men historical arts country figure figures art guy British museum color capture scene war depiction location Armed Forces century drawing Britain spy ink spying officer rebellion soldiers soldier artwork revolution concept spies hand-tinted captured espionage Army warfare engraved engraving United States of America Colour 19th century militia major armed services American Revolution 1840s American Revolutionary War hand tinted nineteenth century culture American history historic America USA American Revolution 1775-1783 American War of Independence 1775-1783 artistic movement John Andre Major John Andre hand coloured united states John ink on paper Andre Major John Asher Brown Durand Durand Asher Brown Militiaman Indianapolis Museum of Art 1845 hand-coloured Heritage Art Robert Hinshelwood Hinschelwood Robert Hinshelwood Robert R. Hinshelwood Robert Hinschelwood Hinshelwood R. Hudson River School ima army officer militiamen Asher B. Durand Durand Asher B. 19th-century John Andr? Andr? James Smillie Smillie James Newfields Newfields Collection ink on paper hand-coloured engraving