Carl Erz-Herzog von Oesterreich.Minerva schützt Oesterreichs und Deutschlands Retter. Carles Archduke d'Austriche. Minerve protegeant le Liberateur de l'Austriche e de l'Allemagne.
Edward Stræly del. J. Clarot sculp 1796.
1796 In Wein bey Artaria und Comp.
Rare mezzotint. 695 x 505mm (27½ x 19¾"). Thread margins, wear to edges. Collector's stamp bottom right corner.
Minerva holds a shield over the head of Archduke Charles of Austria (1771-1847) as he leans on a cannon, a battle waging behind. It is likely to be the Battle of Emmendingen (19th October 1796), in which he defeated the French army of General Jean Moreau and pushed them out of Germany. The original pencil sketch by Peter Edward Ströhling (1768-1826) is in the Albertina (14947)
Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. The collector's stamp is that of Sir William Augustus Fraser (1826-98), soldier, MP and author.
[Ref: 48453] £260.00
1796 In Wein bey Artaria und Comp.
Rare mezzotint. 695 x 505mm (27½ x 19¾"). Thread margins, wear to edges. Collector's stamp bottom right corner.
Minerva holds a shield over the head of Archduke Charles of Austria (1771-1847) as he leans on a cannon, a battle waging behind. It is likely to be the Battle of Emmendingen (19th October 1796), in which he defeated the French army of General Jean Moreau and pushed them out of Germany. The original pencil sketch by Peter Edward Ströhling (1768-1826) is in the Albertina (14947)
Ex: Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. The collector's stamp is that of Sir William Augustus Fraser (1826-98), soldier, MP and author.
[Ref: 48453] £260.00