The R:H:ye Archduke Charles, late commander of Austrian Armies. born A.D. 1771.
London, Publish'd Oct.r 28 1800, by R. Cribb, No.288 High Holborn. Price 2' 6.
Stipple engraving, 228 x 178mm. 9 x 7".
Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen (1771-1847), Austrian field-marshal during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Here "late" commander refers to the a brief period of retirement due to ill that ended when he was recalled to undertake the defence of Vienna in 1800. He was compared to Wellington for his skills as a strategist and considered to be one of Napoleon's most formidable opponents.
[Ref: 17170] £160.00
Stipple engraving, 228 x 178mm. 9 x 7".
Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen (1771-1847), Austrian field-marshal during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Here "late" commander refers to the a brief period of retirement due to ill that ended when he was recalled to undertake the defence of Vienna in 1800. He was compared to Wellington for his skills as a strategist and considered to be one of Napoleon's most formidable opponents.
[Ref: 17170] £160.00