Chappel, Alonzo, (1828-1887) Incident in Cherry Valley-Fate of Jane Wells
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0070 Author/Creator: Chappel, Alonzo, (1828-1887) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1856 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; 20.5 x 27.5 cm. Order a Copy
One engraving entitled "Incident in Cherry Valley-Fate of Jane Wells" dated 1856. Depicts the Cherry Valley massacre, November 11, 1778. Jane Wells pleads for her life as a unknown man tries in vain to protect her from the axe of a Native American. In the background a house is burned by Native Americans and loyalist, led by Major Walter Butler and Mohawk Chief Joseph Bryant. Engraved by Thomas Phillibrown from the original picture by Alonzo Chappel.
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