The Attack on St. Foy in 1761

Artist Pierre Charles Canot (French,1710–1777, active in England)

Artist Dominic Serres (French, 1722–1793, active in England)

ArtistAfter Richard Short (British, active around 1760)

Date1777

MediumEtching and engraving on cream wove paper mounted on board

Dimensionsplate: 36.9 x 52.8 cm (14 1/2 x 20 13/16 in.)
sheet: 50.1 x 68.2 cm (19 3/4 x 26 7/8 in.)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of the Paine Charitable Trust

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Object number1965.766

DescriptionRichard Short was a British soldier in the Seven Year War (the French and Indian War) who made engravings after what he had seen. Serres later made his painting after one of Short's engraving, with this print then made after the painting.
ProvenanceThe Paine Charitable Trust, Worcester, MA

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