Napoleonic Wars (1803-15)
Views of naval engagements and maps of battles
Saragossa, 1808
CASTA ALVAREZ
c.1812-13Aquatint with etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand coloured | 30.2 x 17.8 cm (image) | RCIN 735139.c
Following the Spanish declaration of war on France in June 1808 the French army, commanded by General Jean-Antoine Verdier, repeatedly stormed the city, and was repeatedly repulsed. The result was a Spanish victory, the French being compelled to lift the siege and retreat.
For more information on this set, see RCIN 735139; the other views can be found at RCINs 735139.a-b, d-s.
Additional text: [bottom, below title; text begins:] Zaragozana, una de las mugeres que mas se ...
Condition: heavy surface dirt on both sides.
Juan Gálvez (1774-1847) (artist)
Fernando Brambila (1763-1832) (artist) [bottom left, below edge of print:] Juan Galbez [i.e. Galvez] y Fernando Brambila.
Watermark: None visible
Condition: heavy surface dirt on both sides
24.9 x 17.8 cm (neatline)
30.2 x 17.8 cm (image)
34.2 x 23.6 cm (platemark)
41.8 x 29.6 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
CASTA ALVAREZ. [bottom, below print]
Printed title:
Ruinas de Zaragoza. [top of print]
Additional text:
[bottom, below title; text begins:] Zaragozana, una de las mugeres que mas se ...
Annotations:
George III heading: Military, Saragossa 1808 Port-folio N.o 4.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom right, black pencil:] 7/6 Nt
George III catalogue entry:
Saragossa 18 Prints of the Ruins of Saragossa, the Attacks of the French in 1808, and Portraits of the principal persons concerned in its defence: by Juan Galbez and Fernando Brambila.
Subject(s)
Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain (41°39'21"N 00°52'38"W)
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