Additional Makers
Print maker - Matthew Dubourg; Publisher - Edward Orme
Description
A group of soldiers resting beside a gnarled tree around a fire, a man carrying wood approaching them on the left, at the top of a hill, overlooking a fort built on the top of a mountain, soldiers marching along the road at the base, from the left, a town surrounded by thick walls on a lower level behind to left and an aqueduct in the background to right; after Henry Smith. 1813. Hand-coloured aquatint.
Inscription
Lettered below the image with the title, a dedication to 'Field Marshal His Royal Highness Frederic Duke of York and Albany, Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Forces, &c. &c. &c. This View, taken under Fort la Lippe, shewing particularly the Town of Elvas, on the Frontier of Portugal, distinguished as the head quarters of the British Army during the campaigns, under Field Marchal the Marquis of Wellington; together with its Aqueduct, and Fort Lucie ...' from 'Robert Daubeny King, Late Lieutenant, Royal F
Image Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Image Credit
image © Trustees of the British Museum
Location
Elvas, Portugal
Country
Portugal
Medium
Print
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes
