$2,706
"Defeat of the British Army, 12,000 strong under the Command of Sir Edward Packenham, in the attack of the American lines defended by 3,600 Militia commanded by Major General Andrew Jackson January 8the 1815, on Chalmette plain, five miles below New Orleans on the left bank of the Mississippi. Drawn on the Field of Battle and painted by Hthe Laclotte archt. and assist Engineer in the Louisiana Army the Year 1815." Dessine par Hthe. Laclotte. Grave par PL Debucourt. Drawn by Laclotte, engraved by Debucourt, France, c. 1817, titled and credited below the image, etching and aquatint, (repaired tears, trimmed, foxing, losses), 18 1/4 x 28 1/4 in. (sheet), in an eglomise mat and molded frame.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-08-15
