December 10-13, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
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After John Trumbull. "The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar in the Storming of the 27th of November 1781." Published by J. Trumbull and W. Sharpe, London, January 1st, 1799. Line engraving on paper, 22 x 30 1/2 inches. The print depicts the events of the night 26 November 1781, when the British Army garrison in Gibraltar made a sudden sortie against Spanish artillery batteries during the Great Siege. The death of Spanish Army officer José de Barboza is the focal point. He fell mortally wounded and died near his post, refusing assistance after having been abandoned by his troops. CONDITION: Not examined out of the frame; a good and clean print, cropped within the platemark with full image area retained; a few slight repairs in the margin, not affecting image.