Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Putnam's Escape at Horse Neck
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0068 Author/Creator: Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1857 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 27.5 cm Order a Copy
One engraving entitled "Putnam's Escape at Horse Neck" dated 1857. Depicts Israel Putnam escaping from a British raiding party (British Dragoons) in Conneticuit. Putnam's white horse kicks up dirt as they race away from approaching British soilders. Engraved from an original painting by Alonzo Chappel.
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