General Elliott on the Kings Bastion, Gibraltar, Septr. 13, 1782
Print
24/12/1785 (published)
24/12/1785 (published)
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Print, whole-length portrait of Lord Heathfield standing on the King's Bastion during the siege of Gibraltar.
Object details
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| Title | General Elliott on the Kings Bastion, Gibraltar, Septr. 13, 1782 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching and aquatint on paper |
| Brief description | Print, whole-length portrait of George Eliott, Baron Heathfield, etching and aquatint by T. Malton after a drawing by G. F. Koehler, 1785. |
| Physical description | Print, whole-length portrait of Lord Heathfield standing on the King's Bastion during the siege of Gibraltar. |
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| Content description | Portrait, whole-length, of an officer standing, left profile, pointing to the right and giving orders to another officer who stands holding a hat in his left hand. The scene takes place on a bastion in the middle of a siege. Soldiers are gathered about the scene firing cannons at the besiegers. The masts of ships can be seen beyond the ramparts. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'G. F. Koehler, Aid de Camp & Asst. Engineer delt. T. Malton fect. General Elliott on the Kings Bastion, Gibraltar, Septr. 13, 1782, Most Humbly Inscribed to the Officers of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. By their most Obedient Servant G. F. Koehler Lt. Royl. Artillery. Pubd. as the Act directs Decr. 24 1785 by W. Faden, Corner of St. Martin's Lane, Charing Cross.' (Lettered) |
| Production | The original drawing was made by George Frederick Koehler, an aide de camp to General Elliott. |
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| Accession number | 22975 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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