National Museums Liverpool 1969.31.2

Pattern

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Source

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Source Description:

Engraving by William Woollett, c.1776, after Benjamin West's "Death of General Wolfe."

Additional Image:

The other side printed with a ship flying the British flag.
Shape Type
Miscellaneous
Pattern Type
Commemorative, Heraldic and Historical Events
Date
1790-1800
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.90 in (65.79 cm)
  • Length: 24.50 in (62.23 cm)
  • Width: 17.50 in (44.45 cm)
Maker
Unknown
Engraver's Name
Richard Walker
Printer's Name
Joseph Johnson

Engraver's Mark:

Printed
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Printer's Mark:

Printed
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Description:

Jug printed in black in Liverpool with "The Death of General Wolfe" after Benjamin West, signed "R. Walker Sculp." [sculpsit. i.e. engraved it] and "I Johnson Liverpool". The engraver Richard Walker is recorded at various Liverpool addresses between 1790 and 1808. Joseph Johnson is thought to be a potter of that name who worked at Newburgh some 15 miles from Liverpool.The capture of Quebec
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