Lot Essay
General Don Miguel Alava was severely wounded during the Peninsular War at the battle of Orthez, 27 February 1814. This depiction of him almost certainly shows him recovering from his wounds.
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Portrait of General Alava, K.C.B., (1771-1843), full-length, seated, in a great coat and cap, a book and a walking stick in his hands, crutches and books by his side
Details
English School, early 19th Century
Portrait of General Alava, K.C.B., (1771-1843), full-length, seated, in a great coat and cap, a book and a walking stick in his hands, crutches and books by his side
watercolour heightened with bodycolour on paper
8½ x 11 in. (21.5 x 27.9 cm.)
Portrait of General Alava, K.C.B., (1771-1843), full-length, seated, in a great coat and cap, a book and a walking stick in his hands, crutches and books by his side
watercolour heightened with bodycolour on paper
8½ x 11 in. (21.5 x 27.9 cm.)
Provenance
Given by the Rt. Hon. Charles Arbuthnot (1767-1850) to Lord FitzRoy Somerset.
Literature
J. Steegman, 'Portraits in Welsh Houses', Cardiff, 1962, vol. II, p. 128, no. 28.
Exhibited
Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran, Portraits from Monmouthshire Houses, 26 November-10 December 1977, no. 1.
Brought to you by
Katharine Cooke
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