A defeated hussar on the battlefield, whose horse has been killed while pulling a gun mounted on a chassis; a woman sympathizes. Mezzotint by V. Green after G. Carter, 1776.

  • Carter, George, 1737-1794.
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[4th June, 1776]
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674078i
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A defeated hussar on the battlefield, whose horse has been killed while pulling a gun mounted on a chassis; a woman sympathizes. Mezzotint by V. Green after G. Carter, 1776. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The soldier rests his head on his hand supported by the hilt of his sword. His cloak bears a monogram and a heraldic emblem

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[London] : [Sayer and Bennett], [4th June, 1776]

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1 print : mezzotint ; image 46.5 x 35.4 cm

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Lettering

The wounded hussar. ... Lettering trimmed from impression catalogued

References note

Alfred Whitman, British mezzotinters: Valentine Green, London 1902, no. 198

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Wellcome Collection 674078i

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