White, John Blake "Gen. Marion in His Swamp Encampment Inviting a British Officer to Dinner"

John Blake White.  “Gen. Marion in his swamp encampment inviting a British Officer to dinner.  Published by the Apollo Association for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in the U.S.”  New York: James Dalton, 1840.  16 5/8 x 20 3/8.  Mezzotint by John Sartain.  Light mat burn.  Else, very good condition and strong impression.   A rare and exquisite historical mezzotint by John Sartain, one of the well-known Sartain family of engravers.  Drawn by John Blake White, the image shows the historic meeting between the “Swamp Fox” and a British officer.  British troops in South Carolina were hard pressed by Marion and were hoping for a ‘regular’ battle in the open rather than a continuation of Marion’s guerrilla tactics.  The officer, captured by Marion, was surprised to be offered a civil and refined reception by Marion, who the British had characterized as a coarse and crude ruffian.  White’s image depicts some interesting details: the handkerchief that was used to blindfold the officer and the