Massacre of the American Prisoners of War at Dartmoor Prison on the 6th of April 1815

George Girdler Smith (American, 1795–1859)

W. Carnes (American, active about 1815)

about 1815

Medium/TechniqueEtching and engraving, with hand coloring

Credit LineGift of Denison Rogers Slade

Accession numberM19670

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InscriptionsIn plate, below image: Massacre of the American Prisoners of War / at Dartmoor Prison on the 6th of April 1815 by the Somerset Militia In plate, below image: Explanation, followed by a detailed key to the diagram In plate, at lower margin, left center: W. Carnes del. In plate, at lower margin, right center: G.G. Smith Sc.Salem Mass.

ProvenancePDP Register entry: Date acquired, 3/1/1903