"Tranquil America: A Century of Painting, 1840-1940," New York, NY: Spanierman Gallery, 2001, no. 17.
"Tranquil America: A Century of Painting, 1840-1940," New York, NY: Spanierman Gallery, 2001, no. 17.
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Summary:
The scene depicts a rural road with three Tory soldiers on horseback, one carrying a rifle over his shoulder and one carrying a pistol, as they escort a Patriot prisoner on foot, his shirt torn and his hands tied with a rope. Behind the prisoner are his young daughter and his wife, her apron raised to her face as she blots tears from her eyes. In the distance smoke from a burning building fills the sky.
