An original steel engraving with the portrait of Marshal Turenne, in a cuirass and broad lace collar, within a border with curved corners. Published in Madrid by Gaspar y Roig in the mid-19th century.
An original steel engraving with the portrait of Marshal Turenne, in a cuirass and broad lace collar, within a border with curved corners. Published in Madrid by Gaspar y Roig in the mid-19th century.
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne (1611-1675), was the great captain of Louis XIV and one of the six generals Napoleon held worthy of study.
Medium: steel engraving on paper
Date: mid-19th century
Source: Gaspar y Roig, publishers, Madrid
Dimensions: 6.6 x 10.4 in (16.8 x 26.4 cm)
Condition: poor; heavy damp staining and rust spotting across the whole sheet, chiefly in the margins; the image itself is clean