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Painting of a stone mansion with a gabled roof among trees, with small figures in period dress and some fallen on a misty lawn in the foreground.

The Attack on Chew's House during the Battle of Germantown, 1777

An oil painting of a large stone mansion with a steep gabled roof and columned porch, set among tall trees under a grey, misty sky. In the foreground, small figures in period dress move across the lawn, and several lie scattered in the grass, suggesting a battle scene.

Artist
Edward Lamson Henry
Date
1878
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1004 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1878).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, George F. Harding Collection

Español: El ataque a la casa Chew durante la batalla de Germantown, 1777

Una pintura al óleo de una gran mansión de piedra con un techo a dos aguas empinado y un pórtico con columnas, rodeada de árboles altos bajo un cielo gris y brumoso. En primer plano, pequeñas figuras con ropa de época recorren el césped, y varias yacen dispersas en la hierba, sugiriendo una escena de batalla.

Português: O ataque à Casa Chew durante a Batalha de Germantown, 1777

Uma pintura a óleo de uma grande mansão de pedra, com telhado íngreme em empena e um pórtico com colunas, cercada por árvores altas sob um céu cinzento e nebuloso. No primeiro plano, pequenas figuras em trajes de época atravessam o gramado, e várias jazem espalhadas pela grama, sugerindo uma cena de batalha.