A Pandour From Croatia
Print
late 1790s (printed)
late 1790s (printed)
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| Place of origin |
Etching and aquatint depicting a full length portrait soldier from Croatia, carrying several knives and daggers in his belt. Lettered with title and 'A Province of Hungary which supplies the Emperor with the bravest hardiest and most ferocious soldiers in his Army. A Body of them distinguished themselves at the Siege of Valenciennes in 1793'.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | A Pandour From Croatia (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching and aquatint |
| Brief description | Hand-coloured etching and aquatint, possibly after P. J. de Loutherbourg, entitled 'A Pandour From Croatia'. Probably printed in Britain, ca. late 1790s. |
| Physical description | Etching and aquatint depicting a full length portrait soldier from Croatia, carrying several knives and daggers in his belt. Lettered with title and 'A Province of Hungary which supplies the Emperor with the bravest hardiest and most ferocious soldiers in his Army. A Body of them distinguished themselves at the Siege of Valenciennes in 1793'. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Production | The print is a version of a watercolour by de Loutherbourg in an album of sketches in the British Museum: see photograph in Searight Archive. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | SP.199 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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