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Nov 18, 2019 · Created by Italian artist Xavier della Gatta in 1782, the painting vividly and accurately depicts the 1777 Battle of Germantown, part of the Philadelphia Campaign of the American Revolutionary War. Della Gatta, however, never set foot in America. Why did Xavier della Gatta choose to paint this battle and how was he able to depict it so accurately?
The Battle of Bunker Hill was the subject of John Trumbull’s first canvas in a series of history paintings of principal events of the American Revolution. Completed in 1786, Trumbull’s oil painting depicts the climax of the battle, when the British overran the American redoubt and the patriots were forced to retreat.
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The Battle of Germantown was a major engagement in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It was fought on October 4, 1777, at Germantown, Pennsylvania, between the British Army led by Sir William Howe, and the American Continental Army under George Washington.
- October 4, 1777
- British victory
Battle of Germantown Xavier della Gatta included an incredible amount of detail in this painting. He used tiny brush strokes to depict distant American soldiers and included the vignette of Richard Mansergh St. George being carried off the battlefield after his wounding.
“The Battle of Germantown” Stephen R. Gilbert, “An Analysis of the Xavier della Gatta Paintings of the Battles of Paoli and Germantown, 1777: Part II,” Military Collector & Historian, vol. XLVII, no. 4 (Winter 1995), 146-162. See Full PDF. Download PDF. Related Papers.
- John U . Rees
Nov 9, 2009 · At the Battle of Germantown on October 4, 1777, during the American Revolution, British forces in Pennsylvania defeated the American Continental Army under General George Washington (1732-99).
This artwork by Italian painter Xavier della Gatta depicts a scene from the Battle of Germantown on October 4, 1777.
