Israel Putnam Esqr: Major General of the Connecticut Forces, and Commander in Chief at the Engagement: on Bunckers-Hill near Boston, 17 June 1755.

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• MEDIUM: Mezzotint,

  DATE: c.1775.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 11 7/8 x 8 15/16" (30.2 x 22.7 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: No artist, or publisher noted, Putnam is facing the opposite direction to the J. Wilkinson portriat. A fine mezzotint portrait of General Israel Putnam (1718-1790). Putnam was a farmer and tavern keeper in Connecticut. During the French and Indian War served with Robert Rogers with the fabled Rogers’ Rangers. During the war he rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Connecticut militia. During the Revolution he served with distinction at the Battle of Bunker Hill at Charlestown where he is credited with the quote "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes." He suffered a depilating stroke in 1779 ending his military career.

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• CONDITION: Good condition save for minor water stain in the lower right.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Portraits , Revolutionary War Figures