‘Sir Augustus S. Frazer, Knight Commander of the Bath. Colonel of the Royal Horse Artillery and Director of the Royal Laboratory’, 1820 (c)
lithograph, print
Accession Number

NAM.1961-10-49-1

Description

‘Sir Augustus S. Frazer, Knight Commander of the Bath. Colonel of the Royal Horse Artillery and Director of the Royal Laboratory’, 1820 (c) Lithograph, 1820 (c). Sir Augustus Simon Frazer (1776-1835) depicted wearing a Royal Horse Artillery uniform and the insignia of the Order of the Bath. The portrait is from a larger print which features Frazer standing next to a damaged artillery piece in a scene which is probably meant to represent the Battle of San Sebastian in 1813 where Frazer was commended for his actions in directing effective artillery fire. Associated with the Peninsular War (1808-1814).

Events

San Sebastian, Siege of, 1813 (Peninsular War 1808-1814)