Al exmo senor Principe De La Paz, Generalisimo de Mary Tierra (after Antonio Rodriguez)
Fernando Selma (1752-1810)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1803
Materials
ink & paper
Measurements
400 x 255 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286767
Summary
Engraved print portraying 'Al exmo senor Principe De La Paz, Generalisimo de Mary Tierra' (after Antonio Rodriguez) by Fernando Selma (1752-1810), In an oval with attributes around him. Engraved by Ferno. Selma in 1803 after Anto. Rodriguez. Nepture stands to the left of the portrait on its plinth and Mercury (?) sits to the right whilst an angel blows a bugle above. Inscribed in ink below 'This print was taken from on board the Santisima Trinidada at the battle of Trafalgar by W.J. Badach'. A similar inscription on the back continues .. 'Badach of the Nepture Capt.J. Fromcastle 1805'.
Marks and inscriptions
This print was taken from on board the Santisima Trinidada at the battle of Trafalgar by W.J. Badach
Makers and roles
Fernando Selma (1752-1810), engraver (printmaker) Antonio Rodriguez (1765-1823), original artist