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The battles of the British Army, in Portugal, Spain, and France, from the year 1808 to 1814. Under the command of England's great Captain Arthur, Duke of Wellington.
1815
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Metadata
- Call Number
- D West 49/GC106/Box 54/Small/19th c./Battles of the British Army GA 2012.02817
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1815.
- People
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- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Great Britain. Army—History—19th century—in art
- Great Britain—History, Military—19th century—In art
- Europe—History, Military—19th century—In art
- Peninsular War, 1807-1814—Campaigns—In art
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815—Campaigns—In art
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852—Portraits
- Portraits, British—19th century
- Generals—Great Britain—19th century—Portraits
- Personification in art
- Victory in art
- Portraits
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The battles of the British Army, in Portugal, Spain, and France, from the year 1808 to 1814. Under the command of England's great Captain Arthur, Duke of Wellington.
- Call Number
- D West 49/GC106/Box 54/Small/19th c./Battles of the British Army GA 2012.02817
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc5h73q9252
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1815.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1815
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 6.7 x 6.7 cm [diameter, each print]. sheet 7.5 x 7.5 x cm [bronze box]. sheet 8.5 x 8.5 x 1.5 cm [circular leather-covered box].
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Aquatints, Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Historical battle scenes during the Pennisular War.
- Item description: Set of 13 circular aquatint views. Contained in a circular, bronze, medallion-style commemorative box with engraved bust profile portrait of Wellington on one side, Victory beneath a tree on the other side. The bronze box is housed in a circular, leather-covered box.
- Signed in plate, on t.p. [inside bronze box lid]: "Edited published and sold by Edwd. Orme, Bond Street, London. 1815. Rymer sc.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Great Britain. Army—History—19th century—in art
- Great Britain—History, Military—19th century—In art
- Europe—History, Military—19th century—In art
- Peninsular War, 1807-1814—Campaigns—In art
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815—Campaigns—In art
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852—Portraits
- Portraits, British—19th century
- Generals—Great Britain—19th century—Portraits
- Personification in art
- Victory in art
- Portraits
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 31
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/46338625-f2fc-44ba-b304-c5a1cb1a7556/manifest