Der einzug der Königlichen Volcker in Neu Yorck

Habermann, Franz Xaver (1721-1796)


Item type:
print
Date of creation:
1776
Height:
28.0 cm  (11 in.)
Width:
40.0 cm  (15 3/4 in.)
Technique / Medium:
etching and engraving, hand colored
Place of creation:
Augsburg

Additional titles

L'entré triumphale des troupes royales a Nouvelle Yorck
The triumphant entry of royal (British) troops into New York

    Item location

  • New York Public Library
    Eno collection of New York City views[Museum inv. no.: Eno 38b]

Description

Group of four soldiers, each playing a cylindrical drum.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Cylindrical drum [2532] (Four cylindrical drums)

Image URLs

image link 1
copy at New York Public Library
image link 2
copy at Library of Congress
image link 3
copy at Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Estampes et photographie, LI-72 (8)-FOL

Bibliographic references

Cresswell, Donald H., comp. The American Revolution in drawings and prints: A checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress (Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975) no. 267.

Notes

The print depicts the arrival of British troops, marching into New York City on 17 September 1776.

RIdIM record id

833