Reinagle, Hugh
Hugh Reinagle (1790 - May 1834) was an early American painter. He was born in Philadelphia. His father, Alexander Reinagle (d. 1809), was the music director for the New Theater in Philadelphia. Hugh Reinagle was also deeply involved in the theater world, studying painting under John Joseph Holland (c.1776 - 1820), who mostly worked as a scene painter for theaters in New York and Philadelphia. Reinagle likewise painted scenes for theaters in New York; Philadelphia; Albany, New York; and Richmond, Virginia from about 1807. In the 1820s, he returned to New York City and was regarded as the leading scenic designer in that city, as well as the chief painter at the Park Theatre. In 1832, he moved to New Orleans to work as the main scene painter at the American Theatre, but he contracted cholera while there and died in 1834. Aside from theater scenes, Reinagle was also known for landscapes, biblical scenes, and at least two naval battle scenes of the War of 1812.
One of the Most Decisive Battles of the War of 1812.
Macdonough's VIctory on Lake Champlain, and Defeat of the British Army at Plattsburg by Genl. Macomb, Septr. 11th. 1814.
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This is Benjamin Tanner's 1816 engraving of the Battle of Plattsburgh on Lake Champlain, based on a painting by Hugh Reinagle. A rather astonishing triumph against a superior force, the American victory at Plattsburgh proved to be one of the most decisive battles of the War of 1812 and hastened the war's conclusion. (more details)