(WAR OF 1812) William Charles artist and engraver John Bull

Sale 2600 - Lot 244

Price Realized: $ 1,062

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(WAR OF 1812.) William Charles, artist and engraver. John Bull and the Baltimoreans. Etching, 10 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches plus margins folded over and taped to mat board; 3-inch repaired closed tear extending into lower part of image, other minor wear. Philadelphia, [1814]

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John Bull receives a pointed bayonet in the rear end. "Portrays the repulsion of the Royal Army at Fort McHenry and the gallant performance of the American militia there. In a landscape before Fort McHenry, members of the American Fifth Regiment (at left) pursue a disorderly troop of British and Highland soldiers toward the right"--Reilly 1814-4.