The Battle of the Boyne (after Benjamin West PRA)
John Hall (Wivenhoe 1739 – London 1797)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
wood, glass & paper
Measurements
560 x 690 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 285915.1
Summary
Print, engraving, The Battle of the Boyne (after Benjamin West PRA) by John Hall ( Wivenhoe 1739 – London 1797). King William III, riding a white horse, leads his army as they surge onto the banks of the river, where, in the lower right corner, General Frederick Herman de Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg (1615-1690), mortally wounded, is carried off by four soldiers Glazed and in a gilt frame with guilloche carved edge.
Marks and inscriptions
title, description and crest printed under picture
Makers and roles
John Hall (Wivenhoe 1739 – London 1797), engraver (printmaker) after Benjamin West (Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 1738 - London 1820), artist