Lot 12850: Bowyer - View of the Grimma Suburb, Leipsic

This folio aquatint is from Robert Bowyer's An Illustrated Record of Important Events in the Annals of Europe during the Last Four Years; Comprising A Series of Views of The Principal Places, Battles, etc Connected with those Events. The work was published in London by T. Bensley in 1815.

About this image:

A beautiful hand-colored engraving of a famous battle scene during the Napoleonic Wars. This scene shows the district in Leipzig in the aftermath of the battle. Cossacks from the Russian forces are stripping a body, while other casualties await collection. The appalling conditions in Leipzig during and after the battle, arising from the great numbers of wounded and famished soldiers, are set out in Horne's text through quotations from Frederic Shoberl's Narrative of the most remarkable events which occurred in and near Leipzig, immediately before, during, and subsequent to, the sanguinary series of engagements between the allied armies and the French.

~ 16 3/4" by 12 1/2"

Aquatint Engraving

1815

Overall Very Good. There are a few light marks mostly to the edges. The lower plate mark is cropped slightly due to how the plate was printed and bound. There may be a minor imperfections to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.

An Illustrated Record of Important Events in the Annals of Europe during the Last Four Years; Comprising A Series of Views of The Principal Places, Battles, etc Connected with those Events