Sir Hervey Smythe (1734-1811) was a British army officer and a topographical painter. He fought alongside

James Wolfe James Wolfe (2 January 1727 – 13 September 1759) was a British Army officer known for his training reforms and, as a Major-general (United Kingdom), major general, remembered chiefly for his victory in 1759 over the Kingdom of France, French ...

during the Gulf of St. Lawrence Campaign (1758) and is pictured holding his right arm in the historic

Benjamin West Benjamin West, (October 10, 1738 – March 11, 1820) was a British-American artist who painted famous historical scenes such as '' The Death of Nelson'', ''The Death of General Wolfe'', the '' Treaty of Paris'', and '' Benjamin Franklin Drawin ...

's painting

The Death of General Wolfe ''The Death of General Wolfe'' is a 1770 painting by Anglo-American artist Benjamin West, commemorating the 1759 Battle of Quebec, where General James Wolfe died at the moment of victory. The painting, containing vivid suggestions of martyrdom, ...

. Hervey made his own portrait of Wolfe at Quebec.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smythe, Hervey British military personnel of the French and Indian War Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain 1734 births 1811 deaths