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SAY, William after T. HEAPHY
His Excellency Lieut. General Lord Beresford..
London: Published by Edward Orme, Bond Street, Jan. 2, 1815. Mezzotint. State i/i with the title in gothic letters and thick and thin italics. With the engraved inscription: "Heaphy Pinx**W.Say sc, Engraver to his H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester./ His Excellency Lieut. General Lord Beresford, K.B./ Grand Cross of the Portugeze Military Order of the Tower and Sword. Marquis of Campo Maior./ Marshal and Commander in Chief of the Portugeze Armies./ Captain General of Spain, &c.&c./ Published and Sold Jan. 21 1815 by Edw. Orme Publisher to his Majesty & H.R.H the Prince Regent Bond Str. corner of Brook Str. London." In excellent condition. Image size: 19 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches. Plate mark: 22 1/4 x 17 3/8 inches. Sheet size: 29 11/16 x 23 1/4 inches.
A striking portrait of General Beresford, who distinguished himself under Wellington during the Peninsular War.
William Carr Beresford was a noted British general who distinguished himself for his military skill and patriotism. Beresford served with distinction in Egypt and participated in capturing the Cape Colony from the Dutch. Under his command Buenos Aires was seized, but it remained under British control only briefly before Jacques de Liniers retook it. Beresford occupied Madeira and for a time was governor of the island. He was active throughout the Peninsular War, distinguishing himself on many occasions for his exceptional tactical ability and outstanding valor. He joined the Duke of Wellington in Portugal where he successfully reorganized the Portuguese army and was later created general of ordnance in the Duke's cabinet.
O'Donoghue, Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits... in the British Museum 3; Lennox-Boyd & Stogdon, state i/i.
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