1867
Leutz, Emanuel, 1816-1868
Engraving
Title: Mrs. Schuyler Firing her Corn Fields on the Approach of the British
One engraving, entitled "Mrs. Schuyler Firing her Corn Fields on the Approach of the British" dated 1867. The painting was originally entitled "Mrs. Schuyler Firing her Wheat Fields." Depicts Catherine Schuyler setting fire to her crops, preventing the approaching British army from harvesting them. A small child clings to Catherine's skirt as she holds a bushel of burning hay. On the right a woman hurls a burning ring into the field. An African American boy kneels on the ground lighting candles from a lantern. Engraved by Thomas Phillibrown from the original painting by Emanuel Leutz.
GLC08878.0066