NAM.1951-11-71-1
A View of the Serro de Busacco, 1810. Coloured aquatint by C Turner after T St Clair, 1815. Number six in the series ‘Campaigns in Spain and Portugal’ published 1815. Associated with the Battle of Busaco, Peninsular War (1808-1814) 1810.
Busaco, Battle of, 1810 (Peninsular War 1808-1814)
Width: 34 in Text: 13.5 in Part 1: 20 in Part 1: 26.75 in
bottom ‘Major T St Clair A View of the SERRO DE BUSACCO at ST ANTONIO DE CANTARO, shewing the Attack by Marshal Reigniers upon that part of the Position occupied / by the 3rd Division British and Portuguese under Lt Gen Sir Thomas Picton, 27th Septr 1810. The 88th British and 8th Portuguese Regts in the act of engaging with the Enemy.’ bottom left ‘London Published August 18th 1815 by C Turner 50 Warren Street Fitzroy Square; Messrs Colnaghi and Co Cockspur Street, Mr Ackermann, Strand, Messers Boydell and Co Cheapside and Mr Booth, Duke Street, Portland Chapel’ bottom ‘C Turner sculpt’