Original 19th-century Spanish lithograph with the full-length portrait of Marshal Andre Massena (1758-1817), Duke of Rivoli and Prince of Essling, leaning on a parapet above the battlefield with the plan of the fortress in his hand. Drawn on the stone by Perea and printed at the Madrid establishment of Perez y Donon.
Original 19th-century Spanish lithograph with the full-length portrait of Marshal Andre Massena (1758-1817), Duke of Rivoli and Prince of Essling, leaning on a parapet above the battlefield with the plan of the fortress in his hand. Drawn on the stone by Perea and printed at the Madrid establishment of Perez y Donon.
Massena commanded the French army of Portugal during the Peninsular War and was defeated at the lines of Torres Vedras and at Fuentes de Onoro, which explains his presence in the portrait galleries published in Spain.
Medium: Lithograph.
Lithographer: Perea, lit.; Litografia de Perez y Donon.
Date: 19th century.
Dimensions: 6.9 x 10 in (17.5 x 25.4 cm).
Condition: Good. Toned paper, with light damp stains in the margins; the image clean.