$86
Lopez Enguidanos, Tomas (1773-1814) La Artilleria Volante baxa a la prolonga acompanando a las Tropas ligeras por un Pais montuoso , [Madrid, c. 1813]. Large etching of the Spanish "flying" horse artillery, after the drawing by Antonio Guerrero, with mention of Vicente Maria de Maturana (1754-1809) commander of the corps below the dedication; large sheet, plate mark visible, verso toned, some creasing, mainly to blank margins, 30 x 21 1/2 in. One of a series of images recording military movements of the Dos de Mayo campaign in Spain in 1808 which started the Peninsular War, and ultimately ousted the Napoleonic occupation of Spain.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-12-18