Smyth, Hervey
Hervey Smyth (1734 - 1811), also written Smythe, was a British army officer and a topographical painter active in the second half of the 18th century. Smythe is best known for his French and Indian War (1754 - 1763) service as aide-de-camp to General James Wolfe, particularly the 1758 Gulf of St. Lawrence Campaign. His likeness was captured in Benjamin West's famous painting, The Death of General Wolfe, wherein Smyth is holding the general's hand. As a topographical painter, he completed several scenes during his service in America that were later engraved and published in the great Scenographia Americana.
Victim of the French and Indian War.
[A View of Miramichi, a French Settlement in the Gulf of St Laurence, destroyed by Brigadier Murray detached by General Wolfe for that purpose, from the Bay of Gaspe / Vue de Miramichi Établissement François dans le Golfe de St Laurent, détruit par le Brigadier Murray, détaché à cet e effet de la Baye de Gaspé, par le Général Wolfe].
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This is Hervey Smyth and Paul Sandby's portrayal of the settlement of Miramichi on the Miramichi River in New Brunswick that appeared in the 1760 Six Views of the Most Remarkable Places of the Gulf and River St. Laurence (later Scenographia Americana), published in London. The strategically located settlement was targeted by the British during the French and Indian War (Seven Years' War) and completely sacked. (more details)
Seminal view of Quebec shortly after the French and Indian War.
A View of the City of Quebec, the capital of Canada, taken partly from the Pointe des Peres, and partly on Board the Vanguard Man of War. / Vue de la Ville de Québec, capitale du Canada, prise en partie de la Pointe des Peres, et en partie abord de l'Avantgarde Vaisseau de Guerre.
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This is the rare 1868 Hervey Smyth view of Quebec City, published in 1768. It is one of the earliest obtainable views of Quebec City, offering a look at the city shortly after the French and Indian War (1754 - 1763). The view was published for the Scenographia Americana, one of the most influential and monumental pre-Revolutionary graphic works on North America. (more details)