CAPTURE OF MAJOR ANDRE.

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.109

Description

Etching of Andre confronted by three soldiers; Andre, on horseback, wearing uniform with hat, coat, and boots; soldier at front center holds reins of horse; soldier holding gun behind horse on right; third soldier stands in front of horse; wooded road at night; at bottom left printed, "Painted by C.H. Schinolze"; at bottom right printed, "Engraved by A B Walter"; at bottom center printed, "CAPTURE OF MAJOR ANDRE.", "Designed & Engraved Expressly for Graham's Magazine."; at top right penciled, "15-".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

C. H. Schinolze

Attribution

Artist

A. B. Walter

Attribution

Engraver

Manufacturer

Graham's American Monthly Magazine

Date made

1841 - 1858

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

12-5/16 in

Width

9-7/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 12 5/16 x 9 7/16 in. (31.3 x 24 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is two colors and may be two pieces of paper glued together: print image on white paper; paper of border (like mat) is cream colored; loss and tear at bottom left corner; minor loss at top left corner; crease along top edge and at bottom right corner; tear at left edge at 2 inches and at 9 inches from top; verso: notes in pencil at bottom right corner.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Major John Andre

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B7

Note Type

Department

Note

Library