‘General Sir George Augustus Eliott, The Gallant Governor of Gibraltar, Sept 14 1782. Afterwards Created Lord Heathfield’, 1782
engraving, engraving
Accession Number
NAM.1967-05-25-22
Description
‘General Sir George Augustus Eliott, The Gallant Governor of Gibraltar, Sept 14 1782. Afterwards Created Lord Heathfield’, 1782. Engraving, nd. Illustration to Spencer’s ‘New history of England’, possibly published 1800 (c). Shows subject full length in uniform, surrounded by symbolic accoutrements of war.
Events
Gibraltar, Siege of, 1779-83 (American War of Independence, Gibraltar 1779-1783)
