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FA0025 |
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| Artist: |
Joseph Yeager
(American) ca. 1792-1859 |
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after
William Edward West (American) 1788-1857 |
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| Title: |
The Battle of New Orleans and the Death of Major
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General Pakenham on the 8th of
January 1815 |
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| Date of work: |
1817 |
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| Medium: |
Hand-colored engraving. |
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| Image size: |
Image with text: 15-1/16" x 19-9/32" (38.4 cm x 49.0
cm) (H x W) |
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Plate : 15-7/8" x 20-1/2" (40.2 cm x 52.0 cm) (H x W) |
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Paper: 16" x 20-11/16" (40.8 cm x 52.6 cm) (H x W) |
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| Signature: |
Signed J.Yeager (engraver) in plate, l.r.
Credited W.E.West |
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(designer) in plate, l.l. |
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| Notes: |
Printed by Y. Saurman. Published by McCarty
and Davis, |
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Booksellers, Printers, and Stationers, S.E, corner
of Ninth & Pace Sts, Phila’d July 1817. Keyed
alphabetically. |
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| Biography: |
Joseph Yeager (engraver): |
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Born: probably in Philadelphia
Died: Philadelphia
Address: active in Philadelphia
between 1809 and ca. 1849
Profession: Engraver, publisher,
printseller. His work consists of etched portraits and
line-engravings of scenery and buildings. He published children’s
books; in 1848 he became president of Harrisburg & Lancaster
Railroad (later absorbed into Pennsylvania Railroad.
(1)
William Edward West (designer):
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Born: Lexington, KY
Died: Nashville, TN
Addresses: Philadelphia and the South
(1819); Europe; Baltimore
(1838); New York City (1841-1855); Nashville,
TN.
Studied: Philadelphia (Thomas Sully,
ca.1807); Florence, Italy (ca. 1819-1824)
Profession: Portrait and figure
painter.
Exhibited: Royal Acad., London (1826-1833); London
(1834-1837).
Member: NA (1832) (1)
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| JMBG Notes:
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This is an important piece of Americana,
depicting the death of |
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British Major General Sir E. Pakenham during the 1815 Battle
of New Orleans. On the foggy morning of January 8th, while
rallying the British troops in the attack on the American forces led
by General Andrew Jackson, both Major General Pakenham [center] and
his second in command, Major General Samuel Gibbs [left background] ,
were killed. This was one of the major turning points in the battle,
leading to the American victory and the withdrawal of the British
forces. While the British suffered over 2000 casualties, the Americans
suffered less than a hundred.(2) |
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| Presentation:
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Matted and framed: the work is hinged in upper right
and left corners |
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onto a back matt. Front and back matting are not
archival material. The matt piece is held in the frame by movable
latches secured with screws onto the frame back. The framing is
provisional and needs to be redone. |
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| Condition: |
The impression is a very good one and the colors are
beautifully rich |
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and crisp, with no evidence of fading.
The print is hinged in upper right and left corners. In the upper
center are two punctures in the image at some distance from each
other, but with no loss of paper, such that they can be restored
easily. A complete tear [see condition detail photos, point A to B] in
the lower left corner extending through only a small corner of the
image, but primarily through the left text, is restored well, with
patch support au verso. Upper right corner tear in margin only
was repaired. Both lower right and left corners have small marginal
paper loss. The entire piece is somewhat wavy from past
exposure to damp air. |
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| Provenance: |
In private collection. |
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| Price: |
$3,200.00 US |
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NOT AVAILABLE AT PRESENT |
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| Detail: |
Full View |
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Framed View |
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Detail 1 |
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Detail 2 |
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Upper Left Detail |
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Center Top Condition |
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Upper Right Condition |
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Lower Right Detail 1 |
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Lower Right Detail 2 |
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Lower Left Detail |
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Lower Left Condition Detail |
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Lower Left Corner Verso
Condition |
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Signature |
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Credit Detail Lower Left |
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Waviness |
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Back Framed Detail |
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References: [1]
WWW.Am.Art.
[2] www.exwar.org; lsm.crt.state.la.us/cabildo; www.hnoc.org/BNO. |
