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SM P433. ©Sir John Soane's Museum, London. Photo: Lewis Bush
P. Somebody (fl. c.1780), engraver
After West, Benjamin, PRA (1738--1820)
After West, Benjamin, PRA (1738--1820)
The Death of General Wolfe
After 1776
Engraving
Museum number: P433
Not on display
Curatorial note
The American artist Benjamin West's celebrated painting of the death of General James Wolfe was exhibited in 1771 and had an immediate impact on how artists depicted contemporary events. This unauthorised engraving was inspired by William Woollett's engraving published in January 1776 - which was both large and expensive. The anonymous engraver of this print signs himself "P. Somebody" and indicates its low cost with the dedication to 'Lovers of Little Things and Cheap-Buyers.'
Associated items
88/1/5, duplicate entry
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