Mrs. Schuyler Burning Her Wheat Fields on the Approach of the British (1852) by Emanuel Leutze
The painting depicts a woman, identified as Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler, burning her wheat fields to prevent them from being used by the British army during the American Revolutionary War. She is shown with two young girls, a servant, and a dog. A messenger is riding up to her, announcing the imminent arrival of the British.
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