Two buglers on horseback blowing a fanfare or signal. Etching by Ferdinand (Fernando), King of Portugal, 1841, after J.M. Foussereau.
- Foussereau, Joseph-Marie, 1809-
- Date:
- 1841
- Reference:
- 2917473i
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Publication/Creation
[Lisbon?], 1841.
Physical description
1 print : etching, en chine ; platemark 14 x 19.3 cm
Lettering
FC fec 1841 d'après un dessin de Foussereau
Along the top are etched four lines of German verse, possibly new year's greetings ("... zum neuen Jahr, viel Glück ... ganz und gar ...")
Creator/production credits
By Dom Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry, who from 1837 onwards was designated King Ferdinand II of Portugal
References note
Atanazy Raczyński, Dictionnaire historico-artistique du Portugal, Paris 1847, p. 86 ("1841 Deux trompettes à cheval, en costume de l'époque de Cromwell, avec l'inscription suivante: FC fec 1841 d'après un dessin de Foussereau. 175 millimètres sur 135")
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2917473i
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