Battle of La Hogue

West, Benjamin (1738-1820)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1778
Height:
152.7 cm  (60 1/8 in.)
Width:
214.3 cm  (84 3/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

    Item location

  • National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
    Andrew K. Mellon Fund[Museum inv. no.: 1959.8.1]

Description

Soldier playing straight trumpet. (Battle took place 19-23 May, 1692).

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

End-blown trumpet [6556]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

179