Robert Batty
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Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Batty (1789 – 20 November 1848) was a British soldier and artist.
He was born 1789, the son of Dr. Batty of Hastings
and started to study medicine at Caius College, Cambridge. He left his studies to join the Grenadier Guards
(then the 1st Foot Guards), with whom he served in the campaign of the Western Pyrenees
and at Waterloo
. He published an illustrated account of his experiences.
He was an amateur artist of considerable merit and from 1822 to 1833 travelled the continent drawing and painting. He published in 1822 'French Scenery;' in 1823 'German Scenery ' and 'Welsh Scenery;' in 1826 'Scenery of the Rhine, Belgium, and Holland,' all of which have been much esteemed; in 1828 'Hanoverian, Saxon, and Danish Scenery;' and in 1832 'Select Views of the principal Cities of Europe.'
He died in London in 1848. He had in 1821 married Johanna, one of the daughters of Sir John Barrow
.
He was born 1789, the son of Dr. Batty of Hastings
Hastings
Hastings is a town and borough in the county of East Sussex on the south coast of England. The town is located east of the county town of Lewes and south east of London, and has an estimated population of 86,900....
and started to study medicine at Caius College, Cambridge. He left his studies to join the Grenadier Guards
Grenadier Guards
The Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards...
(then the 1st Foot Guards), with whom he served in the campaign of the Western Pyrenees
War of the Pyrenees
War of the Pyrenees refers to the Pyrenees front of the First Coalition's war against the First French Republic. Also known as Great War, War of Roussillon, or War of the Convention, it pitted Revolutionary France against the kingdoms of Spain and Portugal from March 1793 to July 1795 during the...
and at Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...
. He published an illustrated account of his experiences.
He was an amateur artist of considerable merit and from 1822 to 1833 travelled the continent drawing and painting. He published in 1822 'French Scenery;' in 1823 'German Scenery ' and 'Welsh Scenery;' in 1826 'Scenery of the Rhine, Belgium, and Holland,' all of which have been much esteemed; in 1828 'Hanoverian, Saxon, and Danish Scenery;' and in 1832 'Select Views of the principal Cities of Europe.'
He died in London in 1848. He had in 1821 married Johanna, one of the daughters of Sir John Barrow
Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet
Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet, FRS, FRGS was an English statesman.-Career:He was born the son of Roger Barrow in the village of Dragley Beck, in the parish of Ulverston then in Lancashire, now in Cumbria...
.