Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Westall, Richard, 1765-1836
Title:
Victories of the Duke of Wellington / from drawings by R. Westall, R.A.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for Rodwell and Martin, New Bond Street, 1819.
Physical Description:
iv, 47, [1] p., [12] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"The engravings ... are accompanied by a short account of the actions which they represent, compiled and copied from the most authentic information"--Preface.
Contents:
Vimiera -- Oporto -- Talavera -- Busaco -- Badajoz -- Salamanca -- Madrid -- Vittoria -- Pyrenees -- St. Sebastians -- Toulouse -- Waterloo.
Subject Terms:
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 -- Military leadership. | Peninsular War, 1807-1814 -- Great Britain. | Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815. | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1789-1820. | Rodwell and Martin -- Publisher. | Davison, Thomas -- Printer. | Stirling Maxwell, William, 1818-1878 -- Bookplate.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1815
Contributors:
Fielding, T. H. (Theodore Henry), 1781-1851, engraver. | Heath, Charles, 1785-1848, engraver.