Eight of the Most Remarkable Battles and Sieges during the Present War in Germany, wherein the Victories obtained by the Armies of His Prussian Majesty and his Allies, over those of Austria and France are fully displayed.
Bakewell, Parker, Sayer, Bowles and Jefferys
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1760
Materials
paper
Measurements
395 x 560 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286304.6
Summary
One of a set of eight bound engravings, entitled 'Eight of the most remarkable battles and sieges during the present war in Germany, wherein the victories obtained by the armies of his Prussian Majesty and his allies, over those of Austria and France are fully displayed'. By Messrs. Ravenet, Grignion, Walker and Gwin from original drawings. Published by Messrs. Bakewell, Parker, Sayer, Bowles and Jefferys, London. Circa 1760. Each print represents a battle between the years 1756 and 1759. The set cost one guinea and includes a title page. Binding loose and prints tatty.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF
Makers and roles
Bakewell, Parker, Sayer, Bowles and Jefferys, engraver and publisher Ravenet, Grignion, Walker and Gwin, engraver (printmaker)