Mr. Juan Martin. The Stubborn. Brigadier of the Royal Armies

MARIANO BRANDI (1776-1824) (drawing and engraving)

Known by the pseudonym El Empecinado (1775-1825), hero and leader of guerrillas against the French, he was immortalized by Benito Pérez Galdós in his Episodios Nacionales.

Spain, circa 1815.

Etching and burin on laid paper.

Small reddish stain on the left margin and annotation on the back, handwritten by a collector: Madrid 1878.