Sujet

Sword presented to General La Marmora, 1857. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Sword presented to General La Marmora, 1857. Crimean War. Showing '...the handle and hilt of the sword which is a fine specimen of ornamentation. The female figure represents Italy: in her left hand she holds the national flag, and in her right one the lictor's fasces, emblematic of union. The sword has lately been presented to General La Marmora, and has been received by him with an assurance of his grateful feeling for this splendid national testimonial...[The General] in command of the Sardinian army in the East, had so largely contributed to win new laurels for the flag of Savoy'. From "Illustrated London News", 1857.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23A75_274

Model release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

11,4Mo (447,0Ko) / 14,4cm x 19,8cm / 1701 x 2339 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Italy female women woman people flag flags British weapon weapons color decoration decorative war gift present century banner sword Britain newspapers press HANDLE blade swords concept decorated B&W standard warfare engraved engraving Colour allegory 19th century hilt black & white black and white B W weaponry allegorical white and black allegorical figure nineteenth century The Print Collector artistic school Illustrated London News wood engraving ILN newspaper Crimean War Unknown fasces 19th-century Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora La Marmora Alfonso Ferrero