A BRITISH SOLDIER TAKING TWO FRENCH OFFICERS At the Battle of the Pyrénees
aquatint, coloured, print
Accession Number

NAM.2001-04-484-1

Description

A BRITISH SOLDIER TAKING TWO FRENCH OFFICERS At the Battle of the Pyrénees. Coloured etched aquatint, hand coloured by M Dubourg after J A Atkinson, published by Edward Orme, Bond St, 1 Sep 1815. A British solider in red pointing his gun at the French soldiers in blue who are wielding swords, as background a rocky valley with scattered trees and bushes. French soldiers in blue running away, one on horseback, another lying on the ground. Associated with Peninsular War, Battle of the Pyrenees (1813). From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum.

Events

Pyrenees, Battle of the, 1813 (Peninsular War 1808-1814)