The Duke of Wellington on a Rearing Bay, Saber Raised, 1815
€ 540
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1815
Mapmaker / artist
Not named on the sheet
Publisher
Richard Evans, London
Technique
Engraving
Coloring
Hand colored
Sheet size
23.5 × 39 cm (9.3 × 15.4 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-14400-7
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Light uneven toning, browner toward the edges. Marked handling soiling along the left, right and top edges. Scattered light foxing in the margin. Complete sheet, all four corners present. Several larger brown marks.
About this sheet
An original antique engraving, colored by hand, captioned "THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON." Wellington rides a bay horse with a dark gray mane and tail, rearing toward the left, and holds his saber raised forward in his right hand. He wears a black bicorne with a white and red plume, a scarlet coat with light blue facings and gold lace, a pale pink sash across the chest, several orders and stars on the breast, a crimson waist sash, white breeches and black boots. His saddle cloth is light blue edged with gold fringe. Behind the horse, on a low ridge in the distance, massed troops and cavalry are engaged. The face is worked in stipple.
No engraver's or artist's name is lettered on this plate. The publication line reads "London Published by Richd. Evans, Whites Row, Spitalfields, July 29.1815." Wellington commanded the allied army at Waterloo in June 1815, a few weeks before this plate was published.
The plate was issued for The History of the Wars occasioned by the French Revolution by William Nicholson, LL.D., printed in London for Thomas Kelly of 17 Paternoster Row. Its title page promises biographical sketches of the public characters of Europe, with an account of the Congress of Vienna, the escape from Elba, Waterloo and the exile to Saint Helena. The plates carry their own engraved publication line naming Richard Evans of Whites Row, Spitalfields, London.
The rearing horse and raised saber give the picture strong movement on a wall.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
