Yale Center for British Art

Title:
Dia 19 de Marzo de 1808, en Aranjuez : caida y prision del Principe de la Paz.
Published / Created:
London : Messrs. Behrmann & Collmann, Nov. 1, 1813.
Physical Description:
1 print : aquatint ; 21 x 47 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio B 2010 3c
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Prints
Notes:
The aquatint engraving depicts a battle scene in a square at Aranjuez, representing the seizure of Godoy, "Principe de la Paz," the favorite of King Charles IV of Spain, on March 19, 1808.

An unmounted fan leaf, printed in a semi-circular form.

Presumably created for the Spanish market.

British Museum. Department of Prints and Drawings. Catalogue of the collection of fans and fan-leaves (1893), 39

BAC: British Art Center copy is the first of five engraved fan leaves depicting the Peninsular War, housed together.
Subject Terms:
Peninsular War, 1807–1814 -- Pictorial works. | Godoy, Manuel de, príncipe de la Paz, 1767–1851. | Aranjuez (Spain) -- Pictorial works.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints -- 1813. | Fans (Accessories)
Contributors:
Behrmann & Collmann, publisher.