print; newspaper/periodical

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Object Type: print; newspaper/periodical
Museum number: 1849,0721.1821-1822
Title: Object: The Wellington Shield
Description: Four prints representing portions of the Wellington Shield; after Stothard; pasted to the same album sheet. 'The Battle of Vimiera August 21 AD 1808', 2nd compartment; Scottish infantry and other soldiers on horseback charging from the left. 'Passage of the Douro Oporto Liberated 1809'; Wellington stepping out of a boat on the left and greeted by the citizens of Oporto. 'The Lines of Torres Vedras March 6 1811', 4th compartment; Infantry marching to left, several carrying burning torches, some collapsed on the ground. 'Badaioz assaulted and taken April 6 1812', 5th compartment; men mounting siege ladders set against a city's walls; others lying dead on the ground. Wood-engraving
Producer name: After: Thomas Stothard; Print made by: Ebenezer Landells
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Production date: 1821 (circa)
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Dimensions: Height: 105 millimetres (circa); Width: 160 millimetres (circa)
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Curator's comments: Included in the fourth volume of Balmanno's collection of Stothard's work in BM P&D. See 1849,0721.1 for more information.
Location: Not on display
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Acquisition date: 1849
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1849,0721.1821-1822

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