Friday, 9 November 2018

Robert Monckton

Major-General The Honourable Robert Monckton, at the Taking of Martinique, 1762 : by Benjamin West. This is the first full-length portrait ever painted by West, and was commissioned to celebrate this great victory.

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Siege of Quebec (1760)

Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis  (1719-1787) avec le bâton de maréchal  Started today in 1760. Lasted until May 15.  Siege of Quebec (...