HTN: Fort Niagara Gets Rare Painting

Old Fort Niagara has received a rare portrait. It's of an 18th century British general who helped capture the fort from the French in 1759. The 49-and-a-half-inch by 40-inch oil painting is just one of only a few known portraits of General Eyre Massey, 1st Baron Clarina. He was a senior officer at the siege of the fort. The 250th anniversary of the siege will be celebrated in July. Massey is credited with rallying his regiment to stop French reinforcements from getting to the fort during the battle of La Belle Famille, south of present-day Youngstown. The fort surrendered the next day.