The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, (painting)

Object Details

Notes: "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston," Boston (Museum of Fine Arts), distributed by New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, Conn., 1969.; Caldwell, John, and Oswaldo Rodriguez Roque, "American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume I: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born by 1815," New York, NY: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1994, pg. 205.; Image on file.; Coll. Catalog, "Am Ptgs, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston",1969, pg.101.; Caldwell, John, and Oswaldo Rodriguez Roque, "American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume I: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born by 1815," New York, NY: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1994, pg. 209.; (Lower left:) John Trumbull / 1789 signed; The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary: Battlefield scene depicting Don Jose Barboza, in a Spanish officer's uniform, lying mortally wounded as British and German officers approach from the right, and figures engage in combat on the left.

Owner/Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art 5th Avenue at 82nd Street New York New York 10028 Accession Number: 1976.332

Topic: Figure group; Occupation--Military--Soldier; Architecture exterior--Military--Battlefield; State of Being--Evil--War; State of Being--Death; History--Great Britain; History--Spain; Landscape--Spain--Gibraltar