Bacler d'Albe ft. Lith de G Engelmann.
[Paris, 1820-22.]
Lithograph. 265 x 367mm. 10½ x 14½".
The Duero Bridge in Valladolid. A strategic fort was built by Napoleon in 1812 during the French Revolutionary Wars to defend the passage across the River Duero. Gun fire can be seen from the tower and the opposite side of the bridge, as the French army fight to hold their ground and defend the bridge and passageway. A boat in the foreground has had little success in crossing, with bodies lying on the shoreline. 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: 17319] £60.00
[Paris, 1820-22.]
Lithograph. 265 x 367mm. 10½ x 14½".
The Duero Bridge in Valladolid. A strategic fort was built by Napoleon in 1812 during the French Revolutionary Wars to defend the passage across the River Duero. Gun fire can be seen from the tower and the opposite side of the bridge, as the French army fight to hold their ground and defend the bridge and passageway. A boat in the foreground has had little success in crossing, with bodies lying on the shoreline. 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: 17319] £60.00