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Siege of Badajos, June 1811.
W. Heath del.t. T. Sutherland aqua.t.
London, Pub.d Feb.y 1.1815 by J.Jenkins, 48 Strand.
Aquatint with fine hand colour. 210 x 300mm (8¼ x 11¾"), large margins, with a sheet of letterpress. Mint
A view of the siege of Badajoz, with the Allies under Wellington besieging the French army led by Armand Philippon. From 'The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and her Allies from 1799 to 1815', by James Jenkins.
[Ref: 69528] £160.00
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Battle of the Bidassoa _ Oct.r 9th 1813.
W. Heath del.t. D. Havell sculp.t.
London, Pub. Nov.r 1.1815 by J.Jenkins, 48 Strand.
Aquatint with fine hand colour. 210 x 300mm (8¼ x 11¾"), large margins, with a sheet of letterpress. Tear in bottom margin.
A view of the Battle of the Bisassoa (7th October), in which the Allied armies under Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) crossed the lower-than-usual river into France to defeat the French under Marshal Soult. From 'The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and her Allies from 1799 to 1815', by James Jenkins.
[Ref: 69530] £160.00
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Death of Moreau, before Dresden, Aug.t 1813.
W. Heath del.t. T. Sutherland aqua.t.
London, Pub. May 1.1815 by J.Jenkins, 48 Strand.
Aquatint with fine hand colour. 210 x 300mm (8¼ x 11¾"), large margins, with a sheet of letterpress. Mint.
The death of Jean Victor Marie Moreau (1763-1813) at the Battle of Dresden. A French general and rival of Napoleon, Moreau had been banished from France and, in the hope of restoring the French Republic, was advising the Russians on how to defeat the French. From 'The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and her Allies from 1799 to 1815', by James Jenkins.
[Ref: 69522] £60.00
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[Grijo] Battle of Grigo _ May 11th 1809.
W. Heath del.t. T. Sutherland sculp.t.
London, Pub. Nov.r 1.1815 by J.Jenkins, 48 Strand.
Aquatint with fine hand colour. 210 x 300mm (8¼ x 11¾"), large margins, with a sheet of letterpress. Mint.
A view of the Battle of Grijo, in which the Anglo-Portuguese Army under Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) defeated the French under General Julien Mermet. From 'The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and her Allies from 1799 to 1815', by James Jenkins.
[Ref: 69529] £160.00
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[Battle of Leipzig] Blowing Up the Bridge at Elster.]
W. Heath Del. Aquatinted by Sutherland.
London, Published Dec. 1.1814 by J.Jenkins, 48 Strand.
Aquatint with fine hand colour. 210 x 300mm (8¼ x 11¾"), large margins. Mint.
Retreating from the Battle of Dresden on the 19th October 1813, the French set explosives on the bridge over the Elster to prevent the Allies following them. However a failure in the chain of command caused a corporal to set the charges off early, when French troops were still crossing the bridge. Many thousands drowned trying to cross the canal and over 30,000 were taken prisoner. From 'The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and her Allies from 1799 to 1815', by James Jenkins.
[Ref: 69523] £60.00
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Storming of Montevideo _ Feb.y 3rd 1807.
W. Heath del.t. T. Sutherland sculp.t.
London, Pub. Sept.r 1.1815 by J.Jenkins, 48 Strand.
Aquatint with fine hand colour. 210 x 300mm (8¼ x 11¾"), large margins, with a sheet of letterpress. Mint.
The attack on Montevideo by Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Auchmuty, after which the British held the city under September. From 'The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and her Allies from 1799 to 1815', by James Jenkins.
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Battle of Nivelle _ Nov.r 10th 1813.
W. Heath del.t. T. Sutherland sculp.t.
London, Pub. Sept.r 1.1815 by J.Jenkins, 48 Strand.
Aquatint with fine hand colour. 210 x 300mm (8¼ x 11¾"), large margins, with a sheet of letterpress. Mint.
A view of the Battle of Nivelle in France, in which the Anglo-Portuguese Army under Wellington defeated the French under Marshal Soult. From 'The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and her Allies from 1799 to 1815', by James Jenkins.
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Campement de Volontaires Anglais, visites par Pitt.
Fr. Novelli Ven. defs. gravie par Ang. Zaffonato.
[n.d. c.1794]
Scarce hand-coloured stipple, sheet 310 x 395mm (12¼ x 15½") Trimmed within plate.
William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) visits the encampment of the British Volunteer Corps and interacts with the soliders. The Volunteer Corps was a British military reserve force raised in 1794 during the War of the First Coalition, providing internal security and defence against the threat of French invasion. Most units were disbanded in 1814, while the cavalry continued as the Yeomanry Cavalry. Angelo Zaffonato (fl.1780s-d.c.1835) was a stipple engraver that mostly worked for the Remondini in Bassano, mostly pirating English stipples.
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[Pombal] Battle of Pombal _ March 12.th 1811.
W. Heath del.t. T. Sutherland sculp.t.
London, Pub. May 1.1815 by J.Jenkins, 48 Strand.
Aquatint with fine hand colour. 210 x 300mm (8¼ x 11¾"), very large margins, with a sheet of letterpress. Mint.
A scene of the Battle of Pombal (9-11 August 1808), fought when Sir Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) caught up with the French army led by Marshal Ney, who was attempting to withdraw from Portugal. From 'The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and her Allies from 1799 to 1815', by James Jenkins.
[Ref: 69525] £160.00
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[Rolica] Battle of Roleia _ Aug.t 17.th 1808.
W. Heath del.t. T. Sutherland aqua.t.
London, Pub. May 1.1815 by J.Jenkins, 48 Strand.
Aquatint with fine hand colour. 210 x 300mm (8¼ x 11¾"), large margins, with a sheet of letterpress. Mint
A scene of the Battle of Roliça (17 August 1808), with British infantry in line formation, marching up a hill towards French guns. It was the first battle fought by the British in the Peninsular War, led by Sir Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington). From 'The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and her Allies from 1799 to 1815', by James Jenkins.
[Ref: 69524] £160.00
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A Christmas Dinner on the Heights Before Sebastopol. Plate XXX.
W. Simpson, del.t _ J.A.Vinter, lith. Day & Son, lith.rs to the Queen. Paris_Goupil & Cle. Déposé. Leipzig_Otto Weigel. Colnagni's Authentic Series.
Published May 22nd. 1855, by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co. 13 & 14, Pall Mall East. _Publishers to Her Majesty.
Lithograph. Sheet 295 x 380mm (11½ x 15"), large margins.
William Simpson's record of a dinner for officers of the Grenadier Guards at the Crimea, published in his ''Seat of War in the East''. From the left: Captain Sir Charles Russell, Baronet (winner of a VC); Captain Charles Turner; Captain Alexander Viscount Balgonie (died in the fighting); Captain Frederick Bathurst; Captain Edwyn Sherard Burnaby; Lieut-Colonel Charles Lindsay); Colonel Frederick William Hamilton; Lieut-Colonel Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar; Captain George Higginson (later Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards & centenarian); Lieut. Robert William Hamilton; Captain Henry William Verschoyle; and Captain Sir James Fergusson (later Governor of South Australia, New Zealand and Bombay), Simpson's original watercolour is in the British Museum (1935,0306.4)
[Ref: 69534] £180.00
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Siege of S.t Sebastian _ July, 1813.
W. Heath del.t. T. Sutherland aqua.t.
London, Pub. May 1.1815 by J.Jenkins, 48 Strand.
Aquatint with fine hand colour. 210 x 300mm (8¼ x 11¾"), large margins, with a sheet of letterpress. Mint.
A view of the first siege of San Sebastian, with the Allies under Wellington besieging the French army led by Louis Emmanuel Rey. An attempt to storm the defences failed at great cost to the British, after which Wellington had to leave to fight the the Battle of the Pyrenees. From 'The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and her Allies from 1799 to 1815', by James Jenkins.
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Storming of S.t Sebastian, Aug.t 31.st 1813.
W. Heath del.t. T. Sutherland sculp.t.
London, Pub. Nov.r 1.1815 by J.Jenkins, 48 Strand.
Aquatint with fine hand colour. 210 x 300mm (8¼ x 11¾"), large margins, with three sheets of letterpress. Mint.
After fighting the the Battle of the Pyrenees, Wellington returned to San Sebastian to continue the siege of the French army led by Louis Emmanuel Rey. From 'The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and her Allies from 1799 to 1815', by James Jenkins.
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Battle of Toulouse _ April 10.th 1814.
W. Heath del.t. T. Sutherland aqua.t.
London, Pub. March 1.1815 by J.Jenkins, 48 Strand.
Aquatint with fine hand colour. 210 x 300mm (8¼ x 11¾"), large margins, with a sheet of letterpress. Mint.
A view of the Battle of Toulouse, fought four days after Napeolon's abdication. From 'The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and her Allies from 1799 to 1815', by James Jenkins.
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