A View of the Fall of Montmorenci and the Attack made by General Wolfe on the French Intrenchments near Braupert, with the Grenadiers of the Army, July 31 1759 (after Captain Sir Hervey Smythe
William Elliot (Hampton Court 1727 - 1766)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1760
Materials
Paper
Measurements
472 x 632 mm
Order this imageCollection
Quebec House, Kent
NT 529123.4
Summary
Print, engraving, A View of the Fall of Montmorenci and the Attack made by General Wolfe on the French Intrenchments near Braupert, with the Grenadiers of the Army, July 31 1759 (after Captain Sir Hervey Smythe) by William Elliot (Hampton Court 1727 - 1766). One of a set of six engraved views of places in vicinity of Quebec, from drawings on the spot by Captain Sir Hervey Smythe (1731-1811), aide de camp to General Wolfe. Published in 1760. 'A View of the Fall of Montmorenci.' (PR/18a, b, c, e and f are others in set. PR/18g is title page.)
Provenance
Formerly part of the Wolfe-Aylward Collection.
Marks and inscriptions
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Makers and roles
William Elliot (Hampton Court 1727 - 1766), engraver (printmaker) after Captain Sir Hervey Smythe, 3rd Bt (Ampton 1731 - Elmswell 1811), artist