Algeria: key to paintings by Horace Vernet of the French attack on the besieged city of Constantine, 1837. Engraving by A. Burdet after H. Vernet.
- Vernet, Horace, 1789-1863.
- Date:
- [between 1839 and 1848]
- Reference:
- 2871877i
- Part of:
- Galerie historique de Versailles.
- Pictures
About this work
Description
French infantrymen are gathered on a hill outside the town, about to descend in attack. The defenders are gathered on the hillside, about to be defeated
Publication/Creation
[France] : [Charles Gavard], [between 1839 and 1848]
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; image 22.9 x 23.6 cm.
Lettering
Siège de Constantine. L'ennemi repoussé des hauteurs du Coudiat-ati 10 Octob. 1837. Peint par H. Vernet. Gravé par Burdet. Dessiné par Girardet. Diagraphe et pantographe Gavard.
References note
Simon Lee, 'Louis-Philippe at Versailles', The Burlington magazine, 2019, 161: 402-409
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2871877i
Creator/production credits
The "dessinateur" is named as Girardet. Gavard seems to have employed two delineators with that name, Karl and Edouard
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores