Battle of New Orleans

Hyacinthe Laclotte (1766-1829)

Date

1818
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Aquatint and etching
Contributors

Etched by Philibert-Louis Debucourt
Dimensions

Image: 18 7/16 x 25 3/8 in.
Sheet: 20 1/2 x 25 7/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l.: Dessiné par H[the] Laclotte \ Defeat of the British Army, 12,000 strong, under the Command of Sir Edward Packenham \ in the attack of the American Lines defended by 3,600 Militia commanded by Major General Andrew Jackson January 8[the] 1815, on Chalmette plain, five miles below New Orleans, on the left bank of the Mississippi \ Drawn on the Field of Battle and painted by H[the] Laclotte arch[t] and assis[t]. Engineer in the Louisiana Army the Year 1815
l.c.: TO THE UNITED STATES' GLORY \ American Bald Eagle \ A LA GLOIRE DES ETATS UNIS
l.r. in graphite: #9
l.r.: Gravé par P.L. Debucourt
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1972.167
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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