Apr 16, 2013 - Sale 2310

Sale 2310 - Lot 44

Price Realized: $ 960
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--PRINTS.) Will, J.M.; engraver. Major General John Sullivan, a Distinguish'd Officer in the Continential Army. Mezzotint, 16 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches; minor creasing and soiling; wide margins. London: Thomas Hart, 22 August 1776

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Sullivan, who had just recently taken command of the American forces in Quebec, is depicted in a 3/4-length portrait with a large spear in his right hand. Sullivan later gained greater fame at the Battle of Rhode Island and for his expedition against the Iroquois. Cresswell 194.