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Cartoon
No mercy to captives before Quebeck, 1759
Artist
George Townshend
(1724-1807)
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
InscriptionsAu recto, dans les bulles des personnages :
Character at left : "I wonder if I shall have my share"
Character in the center (Wolfe ?): "We will not (...) of them escape. My dear Isaac - the pretty ones will be punished at Headquarters"
Character at right (Isaac): "I understand you completly. General - strike 'em in their weakest part. Egad."
Date
1759
Dimensions21.5 x 25.4 cm
Origin
Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM1792
DivisionDocumentary Art
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of David Ross McCord
Status
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A View of the Church of Notre Dame de la Victoire; Built in Commemoration of the raising the siege in 1695, and destroyed in 1759
Antoine Benoist
1761
M970.67.4
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