Napoleonic Wars (1803-15)
Views of naval engagements and maps of battles
Saragossa, 1808 (Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain) 41°39'21"N 00°52'38"W
c.1812-13Aquatint with etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand coloured | 40.2 x 25.4 cm (image) | RCIN 735139.k
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-i, l-s.
Additional text: [bottom, below title, a short account of the siege. Text begins:] En el ataque del 15. de Junio 200. dragones franceses pudieron penetrar en la Ciudad / y fueron rechazados y muertos por el pueblo. Cinco de ellos, que van a escaparse por la puerta del Porti- / llo, son embestidos por un tropel de Mugeres valientes y perezen a sus manos.
Condition: heavy surface dirt on both sides.
Juan Gálvez (1774-1847) (artist)
Fernando Brambila (1763-1832) (artist) [bottom left, below edge of view:] Juan Galbez y F.o B.a
Subject(s)
Army-FranceArmy-SpainWatermark: None visible
Condition: heavy surface dirt on both sides
35.5 x 25.4 cm (neatline)
40.2 x 25.4 cm (image)
43.1 x 34.8 cm (platemark)
60.8 x 41.4 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
COMBATE DE LAS ZARAGOZANAS CON LOS DRAGONES FRANCESES. [bottom, below view]
Printed title:
Ruinas de Zaragoza. [top of print]
Additional text:
[bottom, below title, a short account of the siege. Text begins:] En el ataque del 15. de Junio 200. dragones franceses pudieron penetrar en la Ciudad / y fueron rechazados y muertos por el pueblo. Cinco de ellos, que van a escaparse por la puerta del Porti- / llo, son embestidos por un tropel de Mugeres valientes y perezen a sus manos.
Annotations:
George III heading: Military, Saragossa 1808 Port-folio N.o 4.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom right and bottom left, black pencil:] 10/6 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)
Page revisions
3 November 2024
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