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British Heroism

Elkanah Tisdale (American, 1768–1835)
Author: John Trumbull (American, 1756–1843)
1795

Medium/Technique Engraving
Dimensions Legacy dimension: 7 x 4 in.
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Martha Letz Goddard
Accession NumberM3043
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Stauffer 3267
DescriptionOriginally published in John Trumbull, M'Fingal: A Modern Epic Poem, in Four Cantos (New-York: Printed by John Buel, no. 132, Fly-Market., M,DCC,XCV. [1795]) [Evans 29659]

The edition featured nine plates designed by Tisdale. The MFA's set lacks the frontispiece, a portrait of Trumbull.
Signed In plate, at lower left: Tisdale del et sc.
InscriptionsIn plate, below image: British Heroism.
In plate, at lower left: Tisdale del et sc.
In graphite, at lower left: 3.