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A Pandour From Croatia

Print
late 1790s (printed)
Artist/Maker
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

Category
Object type
TitleA 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'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.7cm
  • Width: 19.9cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
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.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.199

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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