Légende
Explanation of the print 'The Battle of Alexandria', Brief Narrative of the Battle of Alexandria, print, printmaker: Antoine Cardon, London, after painting by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg, printer (person): Andrew Strahan, 1806, printer (person), paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, etching and engraving with text in letterpress, height 221 mm x width 293 mm, battle, North Africa, Alexandria, Period, 1801-03-21, A large pale sheet shows a series of finely detailed ink sketches arranged across the top and center, depicting many male figures in historical military uniforms with various hats and plumes, several profiles and busts facing different directions, and small vignette scenes showing soldiers on foot and on horseback. A centered heading appears above the drawings and a two-column list of short caption lines sits below the sketches, each line aligned under the drawings. A bold title band is centered lower on the page above a block of dense printed paragraphs that fill the mid to lower portion of the sheet, and a small printed line of text and a printer's credit are near the bottom edge. The page background is a pale yellowed tone with faint age marks and a small round stain toward the lower right.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26B44_247
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
38.9Mo (6.1Mo) / 28.0cm x 34.8cm / 3305 x 4110 (300dpi)