Feb 21, 2007 - Sale 2104

Sale 2104 - Lot 342

Price Realized: $ 2,880
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
MAURICE GREIFFENHAGEN STIRLING.
39x49 inches. Bemrose & Sons, Derby.
Condition B: restored losses, restoration and repaired tears in margins and image; creases in margins and image.
Soldiers in battle on Stirling Bridge, with Stirling castle visible in the distance. Known as "The Gateway to the Highlands" due to its strategic position, the castle and nearby battlefield were the site of many Scottish - English conflicts, involving legendary Scotts William Wallace and Robert The Bruce. Here, in the Battle of Stirling, Wallace defeats the invading English as they cross the narrow bridge.