| The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775 | |
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| Artist | John Trumbull |
| Year | 1786 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 62.55 cm × 94 cm (24.625 in × 37 in) |
| Location | Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut |
The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775 is an oil painting completed in 1786 by the American artist John Trumbull. It depicts American general Richard Montgomery at the Battle of Quebec during the invasion of Quebec.[1] The painting is on view at the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut.[2] It is the second in Trumbull's series of national historical paintings on the American Revolutionary War, the first being The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775.[3]
- ^ Cooper, Helen A. (2008). Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: American Art from the Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery. pp. 84–5. ISBN 978-0-300-12289-3.
- ^ Trumbull, John. "The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775". Yale University Art Gallery.
- ^ Trumbull, John (1841). Autobiography, Reminiscences and Letters of John Trumbull, from 1756 to 1841. New York: Wiley and Putnam. p. 93.
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