Sir Thomas Picton with Telescope on a Gray Horse Before an Army Camp, 1815

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Sir Thomas Picton with Telescope on a Gray Horse Before an Army Camp, 1815

Name: Sir Thomas Picton with Telescope on a Gray Horse Before an Army Camp, 1815
Brand: Military Maps & Prints
SKU: BG-14400-19
Price: 500 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1815
Technique: Engraving
Coloring: Hand colored
Condition: Good. Light uneven toning, browner towards the edges. Marked handling soiling along the left, right and top edges. Foxing over much of the margin. Slight wear at the top left corner. Several larger brown marks.
Collection: Uniforms & regiments
Era: 1790 to 1815, Napoleonic wars
Stock no.: BG-14400-19

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

An original antique engraving, colored by hand, captioned "LIEU.T GENERAL SIR THO.S PICTON." Sir Thomas Picton rides a gray horse walking to the right and points ahead with his gloved right hand, in which he also holds a short red telescope. He wears a black bicorn trimmed with feathers and a red and white plume, a red coat with gold epaulettes and gold loops, a crimson waist sash, white breeches and black riding boots. His saddlecloth is blue with a gold fringe, with a fur holster cover in front. Behind the horse at the right stretches a camp of white tents with red pennants, beneath gray mountains. The face is worked in stipple.

There is no engraver's signature on the plate. The publication line reads "London Pub. by Rich.d Evans Whites Row, Spitalfields Oct.r 1815." Picton was killed at Waterloo while leading his division.

It belongs to The History of the Wars occasioned by the French Revolution by William Nicholson, LL.D., printed in London for Thomas Kelly of 17 Paternoster Row. Its title page promises biographical sketches of the public characters of Europe and carries the story through the Congress of Vienna, the escape from Elba, Waterloo and the exile to Saint Helena. The plates themselves name Richard Evans of Whites Row, Spitalfields, in their engraved publication lines.

Red, blue and gold on a pale horse give the plate a crisp, military look.

Condition: Light uneven toning, browner towards the edges. Marked handling soiling along the left, right and top edges. Foxing over much of the margin. Slight wear at the top left corner. Several larger brown marks.

This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.