le 21 Jullet 1795, ou 3 Thermidor An 3.eme de la République.
Swebach-Desfontaines inv. & del. Malapeau Sculp.
[Paris: Auber, 1804.]
Etching. 235 x 300mm (9¾ x 11¾"). With 4pp. descriptive text in French.
The French counter-attack on Quiberon, a stronghold on an isthmus in Britanny, where a Royalist force had landed backed by the British navy. The republicans won, and, despite reassurances from the victors, 750 of the Royalists who surrendered were executed by firing squad. Published in the 'Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la révolution française'.
[Ref: 28238] £60.00
[Paris: Auber, 1804.]
Etching. 235 x 300mm (9¾ x 11¾"). With 4pp. descriptive text in French.
The French counter-attack on Quiberon, a stronghold on an isthmus in Britanny, where a Royalist force had landed backed by the British navy. The republicans won, and, despite reassurances from the victors, 750 of the Royalists who surrendered were executed by firing squad. Published in the 'Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la révolution française'.
[Ref: 28238] £60.00