J. C. Easling, fl.1788–1815after Sir Martin Archer Shee, 1769–1850, Irish
Title:
Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Picton
Date:
1815
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 5/16 × 14 1/8 inches (49.1 × 35.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower left: "M.A.Shee Esqr. R.A. delt."; lettered, lower center: "London, Pub'd.June 20, 1815, by Js.Jenkins, 48 Strand. | Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Picton, K.B.&c.&c.&c. | Who Nobly fell in the Ever memorable Battle, fought near Waterloo, on the 18th June 1815. | Leading the 5th Division, in a Charge, upon a Solid Square Body of French Cavalry."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection