Original Antique Engraving of Spaniards & Peruvians after H.P. Briggs, c.1827

Name: Original Antique Engraving of Spaniards & Peruvians after H.P. Briggs, c.1827
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-14303-12
Price: 380 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1827
Kind: Views & Engravings
Size: 24 × 32.8 cm (9.4 × 12.9 in)
Condition: Good. Good condition considering its age. General age-related toning, occasional light foxing and minor handling wear. Please study the image carefully.
Period: The Early Republic
Places: Peru
Reference: BG-14303-12

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

The meeting of Spaniards and Incas, an original steel engraving titled "Spaniards & Peruvians", engraved by W. Greatbach after the painting by H.P. Briggs, R.A., and published in London by H. Wilkinson, dated about 1827. The lettering beneath the image reads "From the picture in the Vernon Gallery", with the painter's and engraver's names at the lower corners.

An Inca noble in a feathered headdress and spotted tunic stands at the center, arms folded in front of him, facing a friar in a dark habit who holds a book. At the right are armored Spaniards in plumed hats and helmets, among them the figure traditionally identified as Francisco Pizarro. In the foreground a kneeling figure in a heavy cloak seen from behind faces the Inca, and at the left women and attendants cluster together, one with arms raised. A palm overhangs the group at the top left, and a banner rises over the soldiers. The subject is the first interview between the Spaniards and the Peruvians, the encounter that opened the conquest of the Inca Empire.

Henry Perronet Briggs (1791 to 1844) was a leading British historical painter and Royal Academician. His picture was shown at the Royal Academy in 1827.

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