Casta alvarez / juan galbez and fernando brambila
publication: [cádiz: academy of fine arts, 1812-1813]
1 print: etching and aquatint; footprint of the iron 340
x 233mm
physical car. : intaglio engravings-spain-19th century
collection: ruins of zaragoza
notes: inscription: "casta alvarez. Zaragozana, one of the women
that stood out the most in the defense. Armed with a bayonet
which he carried on a stick like a spear, encouraged the
patriots and guided them to the enemies when they approached. Where he made his bizarreness more known was in the battery of the
sancho gate. She was awarded a pension and a shield
of honor". Publication data taken from the general catalog of the
national chalcography, 2004 - according to contento márquez the
prints were published in installments of three prints
between august 1812 and august 1813. Hispanic iconography 319 - barcia portraits preserved in the
b. N. 61 - paez. Repertory 330-3 - páez. Repertoire 820-2
- prado museum: catalog of prints, 1992 1194 -
derozier, claudette. The spanish war of independence
1976 t. I, p. 342 - contento márquez, rafael. Juan galvez,
chamber painter of ferdinand vii and director of the royal
san fernando academy of madrid. Madrid, 1993 pp. 216-219
and 775-813
standing, brandishing the bayonet. Date: between 1812 and 1813.
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