
Sujet
'John Churchill Duke of Marlborough', (1933). Creator: Unknown.
Légende
'John Churchill Duke of Marlborough', (1933). Portrait of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, English soldier. Marlborough (1650-1722) commanded the British and allied forces in the War of the Spanish Succession early in the 18th century. He won a series of victories over the French including Blenheim (1704), Ramillies (1706), Oudenaarde (1708) and Malplaquet (1709). A grateful Queen Anne rewarded Marlborough with a palace at government expense in 1704 after his victory at Blenheim, which the palace was subsequently named after. After a miniature of 1712 by Thomas Forster. From "Gestalten Der Weltgeschichte", a book of cigarette-card portrait miniatures of figures in world history from the last four hundred years. [Germany, 1933]
The Print Collector collection
Date
1933
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19D52_403
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
63,6Mo (2,6Mo) / 33,7cm x 47,4cm / 3975 x 5593 (300dpi)