? (1750) Walker Sold at Auction Prices

JOHN FLAXMAN, R.A. (1755-1826)

DESIGN FOR A MEMORIAL TO SOLDIERS KILLED AT TALAVERA (1809) pencil 22 x 15.5cm framed Provenance: Abbott and Holder, August, 2000. Exhibited: Walker Galleries This is a drawing for the memorial to Captain Samuel Walker of the 3rd Regiment of Guards and Captain Richard Beckett of the Coldstream Regiment of Guards, both of whom fell at the Battle of Talavera in 1809. The extant monument, which cost £700, was erected by public subscription and is in the Parish Church of St Peter, Leeds. The memorial dates from 1811 and a model of it was exhibited at the Royal Academy in that year (No.925) and two models survive in University College, London collection. One of these is on long loan to the Victoria & Albert Museum. It is very similar to the drawing, but includes the word Talavera on one of the flags.