About This Item

  • Call NumberARC_145_b_OS-7_004
  • TitleWashington's retreat at Long Island.
  • SummaryGeneral George Washington, riding a white horse, directs his men into the waters in retreat from the British. Caption reads: Washington's retreat at Long Island. Virtue & Co. publishers, N.Y. Entered ... 1860.
  • Date[1860?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 intaglio print ; 8.25 x 10.75 inches
  • Genreengravings (prints)
  • NoteTitle from resource.
  • CreatorWageman, Michael Angelo 1820- (artist) ; Armytage, James Charles, 1802-1897 (engraver)
  • PublisherVirtue & Co.
  • SubjectBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.) ; Washington, George, 1732-1799 ; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 ; Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776.
  • CollectionLefferts family papers
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  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsLefferts family papers, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.
  • Copyright OwnerPublic Domain
  • FolderLefferts family papers ; Box OS-7.