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[L'EVEQUE, Henry].- Campaigns of the British Army in Portugal, under the command of General The Earl of Wellington.- London: Published by W. Bulmer & Co., and published (for the proprietor) by Messrs. Colnaghi and Co., 1812.- [8], 18 p.: 1 retrato, [1], 17 gravuras; 57 cm.- E. Henry l'Évêque (1769-1832), painter, miniaturist, watercolorist and above all engraver, born in Geneva, was part of a group of artists who, following the French Revolution, wandered around Europe accompanying armies on campaign, recording for the posterity the most famous battles of the Napoleonic Wars. Complete copy, consisting of a title page, a portrait of Wellington next to the title page (Field Marshal Arthur Duke of Wellington..., with the inscription: Painted and engraved by H. L'evêque — Pubd. 1815 for the proprietors by Messrs. Colnaghi & Co. ), two preliminary leaves (author's dedication to Wellington and list of subscribers), a leaf with the description of the Prince Regent's departure to Brazil, in 1807, and respective engraving (with the letter B), 18 pages of text (numbered) with descriptions of the 17 engravings that are found at the end of the volume. The 17 large-format (41x57 cm) copperplate prints (numbered 1 to 17) represent scenes of battles and troop movements during the Peninsular War. Prints with slight browning, almost always confined to the margins; Portrait with light handling. Recent binding (with protective case), full red shagreen (signed Império Graça), with ornamental gold borders on the covers, closed panels in gold on the smooth spine, double fillet in the thickness of the boards (filets de coupe) and roll on the squares . Duarte de Sousa, 139.

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