.png){kind=logo}
Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object name |
Painting |
Title |
The Defense of Fort Washington, New York, November 16, 1776 |
Artist or maker |
John Ward Dunsmore (1856-1945) |
Date |
1923 |
Place of origin |
USA |
Physical description |
Battle scene with major figure in center of canvas directing other soldiers towards rear left of canvas. Wounded soldier in the lower right corner. |
Past exhibit |
Dunsmore: Illustrating the American Revolutionary War |
Current exhibit |
Revolution in Full Color: History Paintings from the Permanent Collection |
Gallery label |
Path to Liberty: The Emergence of a Nation (2025): On the morning of November 16, 1776, Washington and staff watched the siege on upper Manhattan’s Fort Washington from Fort Lee, New Jersey. Continental Army Commander, Colonel Robert Magaw surrendered the Fort giving up the last strategic land in the fight to control the City. Relatively few American troops were killed or wounded in this battle, but an astounding 230 officers and 2,600 soldiers were taken prisoner. The City would remain under British occupation for the next seven years. |
Catalogue number |
1936.02.010 |
Collection name |
Paintings and Sculpture |
Credit line |
Gift of George A. Zabriskie Memorial, 1936 |
People |
Dunsmore, John Ward |