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FRENCH SCENERY
FROM DRAWINGS MADE IN 1819
BY CAPTAIN BATTY OF THE GRENEDIER GUARDS
RODWELL & MARTIN, LONDON - 1822

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Some Background information about the prints and the Illustrator: Captain Batty

The prints in this work are truly beautiful images. As a result they are quite scarce. It is hard to put into words just how attractive they are, nonetheless, I shall try.

The architecture is depicted with accuracy and is framed with the surrounding scenery which makes it stand out all the more. The buildings themselves appear to be quite new and this is enhanced by the stonemasons working nearby.

The images have great depth to them and the French people are shown engaging in various activities. Their elegance is depicted with a sense of poetry and enjoyment of life.

The detail in the images is intricate, for example the Gallery of the Louvre. This image has enormous depth, the eye is drawn down the immense corridor of paintings, each one shown in all its grandeur. The decorative ceiling is not merely represented but intricately drawn yet not so much that the distance is not depicted.

Perhaps due to his military career, the parade at the Palace of the Chamber of Deputies is outstanding. Each horse is drawn individually, showing their personality and together with the soldiers and stage-coach they create an overall elegance to the scene.

It is obvious that Batty enjoyed observing and translating onto paper the scenery that he witnessed by the minute detail of his drawings. Take a look at the images listed below to witness this extraordinary draughtsman's work for yourself.

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL (OR CAPTAIN) ROBERT BATTY FRS (1789-1848) In addition to his military life, Batty was a topographer and illustrator. His father was a surgeon (to whom this work is dedicated).

Batty (Jr.) was a student of Caius College, Cambridge, England and joined the Grenedier Guards in 1813. He served at Waterloo and the Peninsular War, however, he was wounded at Waterloo never to continue his military career.

Instead he travelled widely for the rest of his life, producing exquisite drawings which he later published in numerous books. He also exhibited at the Royal Academy, London, 1813-48.

In May, 1977, at a sale at Mentmore, Sixty of Batty's original drawings from the publication: Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery, fetched £40,000 a price that was unprecedented.

Batty's work can also be found in the following: A Sketch of the Late Campaign in the Netherlands - 1815; Historical Sketch of the Campaign of 1815 - 1820; Campaign of the Left Wing of the Allied Army... - 1823; Welsh Scenery - 1823; German Scenery - 1823; Scenery of the Rhine, Belgium and Holland - 1826; Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery - 1829; Six Views of Brussels - 1830; A Family Tour Through South Holland - 1831; Select Views of the Principal Cities of Europe - 1832 and THe Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S Bounty - 1876

THIS IS A LIST OF THE STEEL ENGRAVED PLATES
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ABBEVILLE

Marche au Fleurs. Busy street scene. Many figures. Children. Dogs. Cathedral. Interesting architecture. The print bears the date: March 1st 1822.
Rue du Puit-a-la-Chaine. Figures lifting Carriage in foreground with broken wheel. Many figures. Children. Buildings. Interesting architecture. Horses.

AMIENS

Cathedral. Few figures. Mother and infant in foreground. The print bears the date: January 1st 1822.

AUXERRE

AUXERRE: Figures. River. Trees. Figures washing clothes in the River in foreground. Cart. Buildings. The print bears the date: May 1st 1821.

BORDEAUX

General View. Figures dancing in the foreground. Trees. Many Ships. Town in distance. The print bears the date: March 1st 1821.

BOULOGNE

Church & Place: -St. Nicholas. Fine steel view. Busy Market Place. Cart. Stalls. Buildings. Church. Dogs. The print bears the date: January 1st 1821.

CALAIS

General View. Market place. Stalls. Figures. Soldiers. Buildings. The print bears the date: August 1st 1821.
Harbour. Vignette view. Ships. Many figures on ship in foreground. Boats. Buildings. Walls. Soldiers.

DIEPPE

DIEPPE: Ships. Boats. Ship being towed by rowing boat and figures in the foreground. Figures. Buildings. River. Cliffs and sea in distance. The print bears the date: January 1st 1820.
Harbour. Horses. Horse drawn cart in foreground. Figures. Ships. Bridge. Buildings. Trees. The print bears the date: March 1st 1820.

LORMONT

Banks of the Garonne. Yachts. Figures. River. Boats. Trees. Buildings. The print bears the date: March 1st 1821.

LYONS

LYONS: Figures working. Buildings. River. Bridge. Hills. Trees. The print bears the date: May 1st 1821.
LYONS: From the Pont-de-Pierre. Raft. Boats. Figures. Beach. Bridge. River. The print bears the date: July 1st 1821.

MALMAISON

Banks of the Seine. River. Figures in rowing boat in the foreground. Trees. Buildings. Aqueduct type structure on the horizon. The print bears the date: November 1st 1820.

PARIS

Barriere de Neuilly. Fast moving horse drawn stage-coach in foreground. Horses. Horse drawn carts. Figures. Buildings. Road. Trees. The print bears the date: January 1st 1820.
Bridge of the Louvre. Boats. Barges. Figures on beach. River. Buildings. The print bears the date: July 1st 1820.
Cemetery of Pere la Chaise. Monument. Trees. Buildings in distance. The print bears the date: November 1st 1820.
Chamber of Deputies. Interior view. Statues. Chandelier. The print bears the date: March 1st 1820.
Colonade of the Louvre. Stage-coaches lined up. Figures. Soldiers. Children. Parasol. Dogs. The print bears the date: July 1st 1821.
Court of the Louvre. Stone masons working/conferring in the foreground. Elegant figures. Dog. The print bears the date: July 1st 1820.
Fountain at St. Cloud. Trees. Elegant figures. Children. Dog. Grounds. The print bears the date: January 1st 1821.
From Montmartre. Farm & fields in foreground. City in distance. The print bears the date: March 1st 1821.
From the Butte de Chaumont. Small figures by cave in foreground. City in distance. The print bears the date: January 1st 1821.
From The Observatory. Figures. Trees. Buildings. Long straight road. The print bears the date: July 1st 1820.
Gallery of the Louvre. Excellent interior view. Elegant figures. Artist sketching. Many paintings. Decorative ceiling. The print bears the date: June 1st 1822.
General View. 'From the Heights Near the Barriere de Passy.' Many figures. Horses. Carriages. Stage-coach. Bridge. River. Town in distance. The print bears the date: July 1st 1820.
Halle au Ble or Corn Hall. Figures. Dogs. Horse drawn cart. The print bears the date: September 1st 1820.
Hotel de Ville. Busy steel view. Many figures. Dogs. Buildings. Figures under café canopy in foreground. The print bears the date: July 1st 1820.
Hotel des Invalids. Figures. Trees. Buildings. The print bears the date: January 1st 1821.
Isle du Palais & Notre Dame. Beach. Figures. Figures pulling cart in foreground. Dogs. Raft. The print bears the date: May 1st 1820.
Marche des Innocens. Many figures. Soldiers. Umbrellas. Baskets. Fountain. Stalls. Dogs. The print bears the date: March 1st 1822.
Notre Dame Cathedral. The print bears the date: April 1st 1822.
Palace of Chamber of Deputies. Fine steel view. Soldiers on Horses parading with stage-coach in mid-ground. Spectators in foreground. Children. Dog. Statues. The print bears the date: March 1st 1820.
Palace of St. Cloud. Figures. Fountain. Dog. Trees. Grounds. The print bears the date: July 1st 1821.
Palace of the Luxembourg. Elegant figures relaxing/socializing in the grounds. Dog. Children. Lake. Trees. The print bears the date: January 1st 1821.
Palais of the Tuileries. Elegant figures. Soldiers. Dog. Trees. Statues. Grounds. The print bears the date: June 1st 1822. (Tuilleries. Thuilleries)
Palais Royal. Figures. Avenues of trees. Top of fountain. The print bears the date: September 1st 1821.
Pedestal of Column. Place Vendome. FRONTIS. TITLE PAGE. Left and right margins tight. The print bears the date: MDCCCXXII (1822)
Place Louis XV. Dogs. Elegant figures. Soldiers. Lion statue. Horse drawn carriages. The print bears the date: March 1st 1820.
Place Vendome & Column. Capt. BATTY. Column of Austerlitz. Many elegant figures. Horse drawn carriage. dogs. flag. The print bears the date: May 1st 1821.
Plan of the Church & Hospital of Invalids. Shows relative position within Paris.
Plan of the Palace of Deputies. Also shows the relative position in Paris.
Plan: Palaces of Tuileries & Louvre. Shows the relative position within Paris. (Tuilleries. Thuilleries)
Pont de Jena. Figures on beach. Figures punting boat in foreground. Bridge. River. Walls. Street lamps. The print bears the date: March 1st 1821.
Pont Louis XVI. Figures. Horses. Horse drawn carriages/ Stage-coaches. Bridge. Buildings. River. Boats. The print bears the date: January 1st 1820.
Pont Neuf & Hotel de-la-Monnaie. Fine steel view. Barges. River. Bridge. Boats. Figures on beach. Dog. Buildings. The print bears the date: September 1st 1820.
Pont Notre Dame. Boats. Buildings. Water mill. The print bears the date: November 1st 1820.
Pont Royal & Palace of Tuilleries. Figures. River. Bridge. Boat. Barge. Horse drawn carriages. Trees. The print bears the date: September 1st 1820. (Tuileries. Thuilleries. )
Porte St-Denis. Figures. Horse drawn cart. Stage-coach. Carriages. Horses. Dog. The print bears the date: May 1st 1821.
Saint Denis. Figures. Buildings. Children. The print bears the date: March 1st 1821.
St. Sulpice Church. Stonemasons at work in the foreground. Figures. Dogs. Children. Buildings. The print bears the date: September 1st 1820.
The Italian Boulevard. Many elegant figures. Trees. Soldiers. The print bears the date: September 1st 1821.
The Pantheon. Figures. Some of the figures working with wheelbarrows. Trees. Buildings. The print bears the date: November 1st 1820.
Triumphal Column. Horses. Many figures. Horse drawn carts. Carriage. Building in progress. Scaffolding. Place du Chatelet. The print bears the date: May 1st 1820.
View from Montretout at St. Cloud. Few figures. Trees. Hills. Bridge in distance. Avenues of trees. The print bears the date: November 1st 1820.
View from Pont Neuf. 'The Louvre'. Boats. Barges. Figures. Horses. Bridge. Buildings. The print bears the date: May 1st 1820.
Cathedral. Many figures. Horse drawn cart. Dogs. The print bears the date: May 1st 1820.
From La Haute Vielle Tour. Busy market place. Buildings. Cathedral. The print bears the date: January 1st 1820.
From Mont Sainte. Catherine. River. Ships. Trees. Buildings. Cathedral. The print bears the date: January 1st 1820.

SAINT GERMAIN EN LAYE

SAINT GERMAIN EN LAYE: Solitary figure with horse drawn cart in the foreground. River. Bridge. Buildings. Trees. The print bears the date: May 1st 1820.
Castle. Many figures. Grounds. Dogs. Trees. The print bears the date: July 1st 1820.

SEVRES

SEVRES: Shepherd & Large Flock. Bridge. River. Town in distance. Trees. Hills. The print bears the date: March 1st 1820.

STRASBOURG

STRASBOURG: General View. Magician performing in foreground. Crowd. Children. Avenues of trees. Cathedral visible between buildings. The print bears the date: March 1st 1821.
Plan of Cathedral.

VERSAILLES

Palace. Grounds. Decorative lawns. Pond. Figures. Peacock. Trees. The print bears the date: July 1st 1821.
Temple of Love. Swans. Statue. Trees. Grounds. The print bears the date: June 1st 1822.

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