File:The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec December 31 1775.jpeg
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Summary
John Trumbull: The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775
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The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775  |
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| Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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history painting |
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The The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775 is an 1786 oil painting by John Trumbull. It depicts the tragic death of the American General Richard Montgomery at the Battle of Quebec on December 31, 1775, during the Invasion of Quebec, a major military operation by the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. |
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| Date | 1786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 24.6 in (62.5 cm); width: 37 in (93.9 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1832.2 |
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| Source/Photographer | Yale University Art Gallery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. | ||||
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| current | 15:27, 17 February 2017 | 3,000 × 1,998 (2.19 MB) | Jeangagnon | plus haute résolution |
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