The Wellington shield: victories of the 1st Duke of Wellington. Woodcuts or wood engravings after T. Stothard.

  • Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834.
Date:
[between 1820 and 1829?]
Reference:
2971530i
  • Pictures

About this work

Description

Bas-reliefs of Wellington's victories as designed by Thomas Stothard and sculpted around the rim of a shield presented to the Duke

Publication/Creation

[London?], [between 1820 and 1829?]

Physical description

5 prints : woodcuts or wood engravings ; images ca. 30 x 60 cm

Contributors

Contents

Sections 1-2: "Victory of Assye, September 23, A.D. 1803. The battle of Vimiera August 21, A.D. 1808" (Battle of Assaye, 1803 ; Battle of Vimeiro, 1808)
Sections 3-4: "Passage of the Douro, Oporto liberated 1809 ; The Lines of Torres Vedras March 6 1811"
Sections 5-6: "Badajoz assaulted and taken, April 5, 1812 ; The battle of Salamanca, July 22, 1812"
Sections 7-8: "The victory of Vittoria gained June 21, 1813 ; Battle of the Pyrenees, Bordeaux delivered 1814"
Sections 9-10: "The entrance into Toulouse July 12, 1814 ; Dukedom of Wellington conferred"

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2971530i

Type/Technique

Subjects

Holdings

  • Complete set of five prints (sections 1-10 of the shield)

Where to find it

  • "Victory of Assye, September 23, A.D. 1803. The battle of Vimiera August 21, A.D. 1808"

    LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores

  • "Passage of the Douro, Oporto liberated 1809 ; The Lines of Torres Vedras March 6 1811"

    LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores

  • "Badajoz assaulted and taken, April 5, 1812 ; The battle of Salamanca, July 22, 1812"

    LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores

  • "The victory of Vittoria gained June 21, 1813 ; Battle of the Pyrenees, Bordeaux delivered 1814"

    LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores

  • "The entrance into Toulouse July 12, 1814 ; Dukedom of Wellington conferred"

    LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores

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