Bacler-d'Albe ft. Lith de G. Engelmann.
[n.d., 1820-2.]
Lithograph. 266 x 356mm (10½ x 14").
One of the forts built by the French on the road between Hernani and Tolosa in the Basque Country, Spain, for the infantry destined to escort and protect any convoys. From 'Souvenirs pittoresques du Général Bacler d'Albe. Tome II, Campagne d'Espagne', a collection of landscapes by Louis Albert Guislain Bacler d'Albe (1761-1824) drawn during the Napoleonic Wars. A soldier, cartographer and painter, Bacler d'Albe was a close companion of Napoléon Bonaparte from Toulon in 1793 until 1815. Napoleon's will tasked him with the education of his son Napoleon II.
[Ref: 17313] £70.00
[n.d., 1820-2.]
Lithograph. 266 x 356mm (10½ x 14").
One of the forts built by the French on the road between Hernani and Tolosa in the Basque Country, Spain, for the infantry destined to escort and protect any convoys. From 'Souvenirs pittoresques du Général Bacler d'Albe. Tome II, Campagne d'Espagne', a collection of landscapes by Louis Albert Guislain Bacler d'Albe (1761-1824) drawn during the Napoleonic Wars. A soldier, cartographer and painter, Bacler d'Albe was a close companion of Napoléon Bonaparte from Toulon in 1793 until 1815. Napoleon's will tasked him with the education of his son Napoleon II.
[Ref: 17313] £70.00