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The Death Warrant of Major Andre
Artist/Maker
After (American, 1828 – 1887)

The Death Warrant of Major Andre

After 1855
Oil on canvas
Overall: 24 × 32 in. (61 × 81.3 cm)
Gift of William H. Foster
1952.33
This oil painting, by an unidentified artist, was copied from a small engraving taken from a painting by the well-known historical painter Alonzo Chappel, and published in New York in 1855 by the firm of Martin & Johnson.
DescriptionThis scene depicts an officer of the Continental Army reading the death warrant to major John André, adjutant-general of the British Army in North America, in his prison quarters in the Casparus Mabie tavern at Tappan, New York, in early October 1780.
Markingssigned: in lower right corner: "F.H"
ClassificationsPAINTINGS