General Wayne endeavoring to quell the mutiny of the Pennsylvania Rrgiments in Morristown, N.J.
Date1901
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration CitationFrontispiece for "The United States Army," by Francis V. Greene, in Scribner's Magazine, September 1901.
MediumBlack and white oil on canvas board
Dimensions23 3/8 × 15 1/4 in. (59.4 × 38.7 cm)
frame: 29 3/4 × 21 3/4 in. (75.6 × 55.2 cm)
frame: 29 3/4 × 21 3/4 in. (75.6 × 55.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1915
Object number1915-31
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextIn 1781, after harsh weather, diminishing supplies, and delayed pay, the Pennsylvania militia rebelled and demanded immediate payment of their wages and full rations. General Anthony attempted to put down the uprising. Pyle shows the mounted Wayne - his horse restrained by one soldier - isolated at the top of a pyramid of pointing swords that have already touched him as tries to defend himself against a phalanx of pressing soldiers. According to the author, military historian Francis V. Greene, "...Wayne, seeing that resistance was useless, withdrew." The regiment's complaints were eventually addressed.
