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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION—PRINTS.) Will, J.M., engraver; [after Corbutt.]
Commodore Hopkins, Commander in Chief of the American Fleet.
Mezzotint,
15
1
/
4
x 10
1
/
4
inches; tiny pin holes at corners, minimal wear and soiling, “Hopkins” under-
lined in ink; a bright, clean example.
London: Thomas Hart, 22 August 1776
[1,200/1,800]
Esek Hopkins stands on the shoreline with sword in hand, while two American ships in the back-
ground fly patriotic banners: a striped flag with the slogan “Don’t Tread on Me” similar to the
Gadsden flag which flew on Hopkins’s flagship, and the other a flag commonly used on American
privateers depicting a liberty tree with the words “An Appeal to God.” Cresswell 114.
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION—
PRINTS.) Will, J.M.; engraver.
Major
General John Sullivan, a Distinguish’d
Officer in the Continential Army.
Mezzotint, 16
1
/
4
x 11
1
/
2
inches; minor
creasing and soiling; wide margins.
London: Thomas Hart, 22 August 1776
[1,500/2,500]
Sullivan, who had just recently taken command
of the American forces in Quebec, is depicted in
a
3
/
4
-length portrait with a large spear in his
right hand. Sullivan later gained greater fame
at the Battle of Rhode Island and for his expe-
dition against the Iroquois. Cresswell 194.
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