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Sotheron-Estcourt Family Fonds [graphic material]

Niveau hiérarchique :

Fonds

Référence :

R7025-0-3-E

Genre de documents :

Art

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Archives / Collections et fonds

No d'identification :

183275

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Sotheron-Estcourt Family Fonds
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Fonds comprend :

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Lieu de création :

Royaume-Uni

Étendue :

1 painting oil on canvas 76.5 x 63.5 cm

Langue du document :

anglais

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[Portrait of General James Wolfe] [graphic material]

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One oil on canvas painting of General James Wolfe (1727-17590, British general in command at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, 1759. The portrait is a full-length profile portrait showing Wolfe pointing to the left; in the background British troops climb up the cliff to the Plains of Abraham. The work is by a Dutch artist active in London ca. 1759-1771, J. C. S. Schaak. The work may be based on a life sketch for which Wolfe could have posed during a visit in London in May 1759, or more likely is based on a sketch taken by one of Wolfe's aide-de-camps in the summer of 1759 in Quebec. There are several versions of this painting extant in public and private collections, as well as two states of a print by Richard Houston after J.C.S. Schaak, published ca. 1761-2. Schaak exhibited a small portrait of General Wolfe at the Society of Artists in London in 1762. The portrait was probably commissioned by Mrs. Sotheron (nee Thompson), Wolfe's aunt, whose family lived in Yorkshire. Through marriage, Wolfe's portrait as well as correspondence passed on to Admiral Frank Sotheron, and thence to his daughter Lucy, who married into the Estcourt family in the 1830s, from whose descendants the portraits was eventually purchased in 1927 by an individual whose descendants in turn sold it in 2000 at auction.

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Wolfe, James, 1727-1759

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Wolfe, James, 1727-1759 : James Wolfe, born 2 January 1727 at Westerham, Kent, England, the son of Lieutenant-General Edward Wolfe and Henrietta Thompson, received his early education in schools at Westerham and Greenwich. In 1741 he received his first military appointment as a second lieutenant in the 1st Regiment of Marines, then commanded by his father. In 1742 he took up a commission as ensign in the 12th Regiment of the British Army and soon saw active service in the Low Countries, Germany and Scotland, notably at the battles of Dettingen, Falkirk and Culloden. Having risen to the rank of Captain and transferred to the 4th Regiment, he became aide-de-camp to general Henry Hawley. By 1748 he had attained the rank of Major and served as acting Lieutenant-Colonel of the 20th Regiment, then stationed in Scotland. There he studied Latin and mathmatics while the regiment engaged in road-building. He visited Ireland and France in 1752, then moved with the regiment to the sought of England. Confirmed as Lieutenant Colonel in 1750 and promoted Colonel (his highest substantive rank) in 1757, he saw active service in 1757 as Quarter-Master General for the expedition against Rochefort. He then took command of the 67th Regiment on its creation out of the second battalion of the 20th Regiment.
In January 1858 when general Jeffery Amherst took command of the expedition against Louisbourg, Wolfe received the local rank of Brigadier in America. He took an active role leading troops during the siege and laying waste neighboring regions. Returning to England that autumn, he soon received a commission as commander-in-chief for the expedition against Quebec, with local rank of Brigadier General in North America under Amherst. Relations with his three brigadiers and other subordinate commanders deteriorated through the summer, probably exacerbated by Wolfe's ill health. On 13 September 1759, he successfully landed his forces above Quebec, met and defeated the French army in battle on the Plains of Abraham. Following Wolfe's death during the battle, George Townshend took command of the British forces and negotiated the capitulation, signed 18 September. Wolfe's body was returned to England, to be buried next to his father who had died in March 1759.

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(Électronique) Item-level description online in MINISIS-ICON.

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Note générale :

The National Archives of Canada owns microfilm copies of Wolfe letters held on deposit in the Gloucestershire (England) County Records Office from the Sotheron-Estcourt family.
The National Archives of Canada owns another painted portrait of General Wolfe attributed to Joseph Highmore (DAP acc. 1995-134) as well as numerous printed portraits and copies of other portraits of General Wolfe. There is also copies of correspondence and journals.
Collections of watercolours by James Bucknall Bucknall Estcourt, a younger member of the Sotheron-Estcourt family, and by his wife Caroline Bucknall Estcourt.

Historique de la conservation :

Painting was acquired at auction; previous owner acquired portrait at auction of Sotheron-Estcourt famil estate auction in Gloucestershire in December 1927; portrait in possession of Sotheron-Estcourt family through family descent from 1760s onwardsin possession

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Privé

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2000-01750-9
Pour réserver ou commander des documents

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[Consultation90 Ouvert]

No de pièce attribué par BAC [R7025] 1

[Consultation 90 Ouvert]

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Date de modification :: 2024-05-10