Important Historic Americana | October 17, 2024
Thu, Oct 17, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 1082
After J. Wilkinson, General Israel Putnam
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(British, active 1773-1801)
Israel Putnam Esqr., Major General of the Connecticut Force, and Commander in Chief at the Engagement on Buncker's Hill near Boston, 17 June, 1775, C. Shepherd, publisher, London, 1775, Johann Martin Will, engraver, mezzotint, plate 13-3/4 x 9-3/4 in.; black painted print frame by Perry Hopf, 16-3/4 x 112-3/4 x 7/8 in.
Provenance: Private New England Collection
Note: General Putnam led the American forces at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Before the battle he is credited with saying "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes."
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Private New England Collection
tears in lower left, center right, water staining lower right, small point of foxing; frame with abrasions
