Dantzic by Bowyer Robert (3 results)

Kein Einband. Condition: Sehr gut. Gdansk. "Dantzic". Orig. aquatint, Robert Bowyer, London, 1814. Orig. old colouring. With figures in the foreground and title below the picture. 22:31,5 cm (8 3/4 x 12 1/2 inch.; the picure) on paper sized 30,5:38,5 cm. A general view of Gdañsk during the Napoleonic Wars.…

Technic: Copper print- Aquatinta, colorit: original colored, condition: Some stains, size (in cm): 25 x 32,5, Danzig (Gda_sk) ;is a Polish city on the Baltic coast. It is the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship and the capital of Kashubia, Poland's principal seaport and the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.…

'DANTZIC.'A finely detailed view of the city of Danzig (modern-day Gdansk, Poland), showing its fortified walls, prominent churches, and surrounding landscape. Figures in the foreground add depth to the scene, illustrating a moment in history during the Napoleonic Wars.Made by after an anonymous artist.Medium: Line and aquatint etching with hand colouring on wove (vellin) paper.Sheet size: 47.5 x 33.5 cm (18.7 x 13.19 inch). Image size: 32.5 x 23.5 cm. (12.8 x 9.25 inch).DANZIG, GDA?SK, POLAND, NAPOLEONIC WARS, 1812 CAMPAIGN, ROBERT BOWYER, HISTORICAL ENGRAVING, MILITARY HISTORY | MAP-BOWYERBACKGROUND INFORMATIONBowyer, Robert (1758-1834). The triumphs of Europe, in the campaigns of the years 1812, 1813, 1814: commemorated by a series of twelve views of Moscow, the Kremlin, Leipsic, Dresden, Berlin, Frankfort on the Maine, Amsterdam, The Hague, Hamburgh, &c. &c. &c. : from original drawings in the collection of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia, and from other authentic sources. To which is prefixed, A concise history of those important events. London: Printed by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, for R. Bowyer, Marlborough Place, Pall Mall, 1814.This forms the first part of a work of which the second part is An illustrated record of important events, 1812, 1813, 1814, & 1815 (paged continuously with the present work) and the third part is The campaign of Waterloo.Biography engraver: Robert Bowyer (1758-1834) was a British miniature painter and print publisher. He initially gained recognition for his portrait miniatures, painting the likes of Lord Nelson and the Duke of Rutland. In the 1790s, he shifted to print publishing, producing illustrated works such as an edition of the Bible and Hume's The History of England. His "Historic Gallery" in Pall Mall displayed commissioned works for these publications. Later in life, he became involved in religious causes and missionary work. Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, with minimal creasing and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.…