Sharpe pinx.t. C. Turner sculp.t.
London, Published 1829 by Londman & Co.
Scarce mezzotint on steel; sheet 210 x 130mm (8¼ x 5"). Trimmed within plate, spotting.
A full-length portrait of William Miller (1795-1861), shown as general of the army of Peru, during the Ayacucho campaign of 1824. After serving in the Peninsular Wars, Miller joined the struggle for Chilean independence, becoming a close friend of Simón Bolívar and repeatedly distinguished himself in battle. He returned to Europe in 1826 but returned to Peru, settling in Lima. He was made British consul-general to the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1843. He died in Callao: in the 1920s his body was transferred to the Panteon de los Proceres, the final resting place for the heroes of the War of Independence. His brother John wrote a two-volume biography which was published 1828-9. This portrait replaced the original frontispiece of the 1828 first volume when it was reissued with the second volume
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. Whitman 372
[Ref: 64767]  £380.00