Sep 26, 2019 - Sale 2517

Sale 2517 - Lot 21

Price Realized: $ 594
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1782.) Smith, J.R., engraver. Engraving of Banastre Tarleton after the portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Mezzotint, 24 3/4 x 16 3/4 inches; moderate edge wear, top margin restored, minimal restoration in image area, laid down on heavy paper. London, 11 October 1782

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A period portrait of the British cavalry colonel, best known as commander of the unit which massacred the surrendered American troops at the Battle of Waxhaws.