Unidentified Artist Sir Jeffery Amherst ca. 1765-1821 Oil and watercolour on ivory attached to metal plate C-112058

After the capture of Louisbourg in 1758 Jeffery Amherst (1717-1797) was made Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in North America. His subsequent military achievements at Fort Ticonderoga, Crown Point, Lake Champlain and Fort Niagara and the decisive surrender of Montreal in 1760 earned him military renown. For a short time, he was Governor-General of British North America. He was knighted in 1761 and then became Baron Amherst of Holmesdale, Kent in 1776, and finally Baron Amherst of Montreal, Kent in 1788. In the portrait miniature, he is dressed in ceremonial armour and wears the Order of Bath. A portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, now in the Amherst College Collection of the Mead Art Gallery, inspired this copy as well as prints of this subject. View this item in the Exhibition Links to ArchiviaNet: Detailed description of the item Jeffery Amherst and family fonds War Office 34. Amherst Papers Reports on British Colonies in North America Capitulation of Louisbourg External Links: Jeffery Amherst Papers. William L. Clements Library. University of Michigan