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Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object name |
Engraving |
Title |
The House in which Major Andre was tried and condemned. |
Artist or maker |
Unknown |
Place of origin |
England ?? |
Physical description |
A house in a stand of trees with hills behind and a road leading over the hills. |
Historical context |
On September 23, 1780, Major John Andre adjutant general of the British army was riding back to the British lines after meeting with the American general Benedict Arnold when he was waylaid by three American soldiers. Because Andre was captured out of uniform behind American lines, he was hanged as a spy. |
Catalogue number |
1987.01.005 |
Collection name |
Drawings and Prints |
Credit line |
Gift of Louis L. Bach, 1987 |
People |
Andre, John Arnold, Benedict |
Subjects and places |
British military figures espionage |