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Napoleonic Wars (1803-15)

Views of naval engagements and maps of battles

JUAN GÁLVEZ (1774-1847)

Saragossa, 1808 (Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain) 41°39'21"N 00°52'38"W

c.1812-13

Aquatint with etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand coloured | 30.4 x 17.7 cm (image) | RCIN 735139.b

One of eighteen views of the ruins of Saragossa following the siege of 15 June to 13 August 1808. Napoleonic Wars (1803-15): Peninsular War (1808-14).

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, c-s.

Additional text: [bottom, below title; text begins:] Labrador honrado y vecino del Raval ...

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 y F.o B.a

    Subject(s)

    Army-Spain
  • Watermark: None visible

    Condition:heavy surface dirt on both sides

  • 24.6 x 17.7 cm (neatline)

    30.4 x 17.7 cm (image)

    30.9 x 23.0 cm (platemark)

    40.7 x 29.9 cm (sheet)

  • Printed title:

    EL TIO JORGE. [bottom, below print]

    Printed title:

    Ruinas de Zaragoza. [top of print]

    Additional text:

    [bottom, below title; text begins:] Labrador honrado y vecino del Raval ... 

    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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  • 23 May 2024