Sujet

'Lieut. General Sir John Moore, K.B.', c1809 (1909). Artist: Charles Turner.

Légende

'Lieut. General Sir John Moore, K.B.', c1809 (1909). After Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830). General Sir John Moore (1761-1809) commanded the British forces at the Battle of Corunna (La Coruna), Peninsular War, Spain 16 January 1809. Retreating from a much larger French army commanded by Marshal Soult, the British were able to hold the French off long enough to be evacuated by sea. Moore was mortally wounded in the battle. He was the subject of Charles Wolfe's poem The Burial of Sir John Moore, published in 1817. From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1809

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C83_237

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

176,4Mo (8,8Mo) / 60,5cm x 73,1cm / 7147 x 8628 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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