General James Wolfe (1727-1759) (after John Faber the younger after Philippe Mercier)
Richard Purcell (Dublin c.1736 - c.1766)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
432 x 335 mm
Order this imageCollection
Quebec House, Kent
NT 529130
Summary
Print, engraving, General James Wolfe (1727-1759) ((after John Faber the younger after Philippe Mercier) by Richard Purcell (Dublin.c.1736- c.1766). (Incorrectly stated to be after F. Turin)
Marks and inscriptions
Major General Wolfe Who, at the Expence of his Life, purchased immortal Honour for his Country, and planted with his own Hand, the British Laurel, in the inhospitable Wilds of North America,By the Reduction of Quebec, Septr 13th 1759.
Makers and roles
Richard Purcell (Dublin c.1736 - c.1766), engraver (printmaker) John Faber the Younger (c.1695 - London 1756), engraver (printmaker) after Philippe Mercier (Berlin 1689 – London 1760), artist