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General James Wolfe, at Quebec
George Townshend1759/1759
McCord Stewart Museum
Montreal, Canada
This original caricature is one of the oldest of its kind in North America. Drawn two and a half centuries ago by officer George Townshend, second brigadier to Major-General Wolfe (1727-1759), it is a cruelly skilful reminder of the tenuous relationship between him and James Wolfe at the time of the attack on Quebec in 1759. David Ross McCord enthusiastically acquired seven Townshend cartoons.
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- Title: General James Wolfe, at Quebec
- Creator Lifespan: 1724/1807
- Date: 1759/1759
- Type: Dessin, Drawing
- Titre: Le général James Wolfe à Québec
- Description: Cette caricature originale est parmi les plus anciennes du genre en Amérique du Nord. Elle a été dessinée voilà deux siècles et demi par l'officier George Townshend, second brigadier du major général James Wolfe (1727-1759), et témoigne de manière cruellement habile des rapports tendus qu'il entretenait avec ce dernier lors de l'attaque de Québec en 1759. David Ross McCord a avidement acquis sept caricatures de Townshend.
- Credit line: Gift of Mr. David Ross McCord, Don de Mr. David Ross McCord
- Artist: George Townshend
- Rights: http://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/orders/conditions/
- External Link: http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/M1793
- Medium: Sepia ink and watercolour on laid paper, Encre sépia et aquarelle sur papier vergé
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