Marquis of Wellington

A good and rare mezzotint, laid down onto glass and reverse painted, ‘Field Marshall. Marquis of Wellington Defeating the French Army Commanded by Marshall Soult, on the Pyrenees’. Within a fine, period, pearwood-faced, ebonized frame with a reeded, gilt sight-edge.

16.5 in x 12.5 in

TheBattle of the Pyreneeswas a large-scale offensive launched on the order of Napoleon, 25 July 1813. Commanded by MarshalNicolas Jean de Dieu Soultfrom the Pyrénées region in the hope of relieving French garrisons under siege at Pamplona and San Sebastián. Initial success was halted in the face of increased allied resistance under the command ofArthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington. Soult abandoned the offensive on 30 July and headed toward France, having failed to relieve either garrison.