Framed The Coming of the Loyalists by Henry Sandham

Product Overview:

• Proudly handmade in the USA
• Wood frame with mat, glass front, paper duster backing with wire hanger
• Museum quality Giclee digital print using archival paper and inks
• Standard size frame measures approx. 24" x 19"
• Poster size frame measures approx. 36" x 24"

Product Details:

The Coming of the Loyalists by Henry Sandham depicts the arrival of American Loyalists—colonists who remained faithful to the British Crown—fleeing to British North America (primarily Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) after the American Revolution. Rather than a triumphant scene of conquest, Sandham presents a somber yet dignified migration: soldiers in worn uniforms, weary families carrying what little they could salvage, clergy and officials maintaining ceremony amid hardship. The figures are shown stepping ashore with both resignation and resolve, greeted by representatives of the Crown as they begin an uncertain new life in unfamiliar territory. Sandham’s composition emphasizes not defeat but endurance, portraying the Loyalists not as villains of history but as exiles whose loyalty cost them everything—yet who carried their identity and traditions with pride into the Canadian frontier.