Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry Aston Barker, 1774–1856, British
Title:
Siege at Badajoz
Date:
ca. 1813
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, pen and red ink, gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 × 12 1/2 inches (37.5 × 31.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper center to lower center: "Explanation of the | Siege of Badajoz | taken by Mr. Buford from the fort | La Picurina | now exhibiting in the large Rotunda | of | Henry Aston Barker's | Panorama Leicester Square | The upper Circle contains a | highly finished View of the | Grand Harbour of Malta | Admittance to each Painting | One Shilling | Open from Ten till Dusk"; lower center: "This Painting represents the state of our works, and the Town | about eight hours before the Assault, which took place at ten at night,"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.20192
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
military art
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:16744