1822
A stunning original engraved antique print titled
"ABBEVILLE"
Provenance
Taken from 'FRENCH SCENERY FROM DRAWINGS MADE IN 1819' by Captain Batty of the Grenadier Guards.
A fine large Steel engraved original antique print on thick paper with a blank reverse. Overall size 275cm x 210cm with large borders, ready for mounting and framing.
Condition
Excellent condition
Robert Batty (1789-1848) joined the Grenadier Guards (then the 1st Foot Guards) in 1813 with whom he served in the campaign of the Western Pyrenees and at Waterloo, where he was wounded and wrote an account of the Battle of Waterloo in a series of letters. He was an amateur artist of considerable merit and from 1819 to 1833 travelled the continent drawing and painting. Between 1825 and 1832 he periodically exhibited at the Royal Academy.
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