Additional Makers
Print maker - Henri Merke; Publisher - Edward Orme
Description
View of a city on the coast, with a fort on the left at the bend in the estuary, seen from low land with a small fort in the foreground, protecting the bridge running across the water into the city, with three soldiers and three horses resting behind it and two figures on the path approaching the bridge from the right foreground; after Smith. 1813. Colour aquatint.
Inscription
Lettered below the image with the title, with a dedication "To Field Marchal, the Most Noble the Marquis of Wellington, K.G. K.B. &c. .. This View of Badajos, comprehending the Citadel, the Moorish Castle stormed and carried by his Lordship in the Campaign of 1812; the Arsenal, &s. ..." from Robert Daubeny King, Late Lieutenant Royal Enginers", and "Herny Smith Esqr. delt. / Merke sculpt. / Proof / London: Sold Augt. 1. 1813, by Edwd. Orme, Bond Str. corner of Brook Strt."
Image Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Image Credit
image © Trustees of the British Museum
Location
Badajoz, Spain
Country
Spain
Medium
Print
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes
