Sketches from the basque provinces of Spain, illustrative of the character and costume of the basques and the scenery of the northern provinces
Date Ilustration format :
1839
Date Theme :
1839
Physical description:
1 38 x 27 cm engraving on a 54 x 36 cm page; col
Notes:
Autographed. Description by the authors: So called from the white bonnet badge of their cause, used by the basques in the service of don Carlos...The plate represents them among their hills, firing upon an advancing [foe] under cover of their rocks. The castle of Guevara (in the province of Alava) a stronghold of the carlists, is seen in the distance...
Subjects:
Art and Architecture-Military buildings-Castles Science and Technology-Weapons History-Wars-1st Carlist War (1833-1840) Objects-Uniforms Trades-Soldiers