Soup tureen depicting the Battle of Rolica, Portugal, 1808 (1817-1819). Artist: Unknown.


Soup tureen depicting the Battle of Rolica, Portugal, 1808 (1817-1819). Item in Apsley House, London, from the Duke of Wellington's Prussian Service, made in Berlin in 1817-1819 as a gift to the Duke from the King of Prussia. The service is decorated with images of Wellington's military careeer, in this case the Battle of Rolica (17 August 1808) during the Peninsular War.


Size: 5081px × 4008px
Location: World,Europe,Portugal,Leiria,Roliça
Photo credit: © Historic England Archive/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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