‘Sancho’, Battle of Salamanca, 1812 (aquatint)

‘Sancho’, Battle of Salamanca, 1812. Aquatint by Clark and Dubourg after H B Chalon, published by Edward Orme, 1814. A poodle, wearing a pink ribbon, with a card in its mouth that reads, ‘Para mi Dueno’, ‘For my Owner’. In the background the Battle of Salamanca rages. The print is inscribed, ‘The Property of the Marchioness of Worcester, taken at the Battle of Salamanca by the Marquis, from the Grave of its Master a French Officer, where it was found exhausted & nearly starved to death & was with much difficulty forced away from becoming a sacrifice to its Fidelity’. There is also a reference to the picture being painted for ‘H.R.H. Princess Charlotte of Wales’. Charlotte (1796-1817) was the only child of King George IV and became an admirer of ‘Sancho’.