View of the Battle of Providien, 1782 (Providien, Bay of Bengal) 08°15'18"N 81°30'47"E

Robert Wilkinson (active 1779-1816) (publisher) [bottom right:] London. Published as the Act directs 20.^th Oct.^r 1786. by Robert Wilkinson, N.^o 58, Cornhill.

After Dominic Serres the Elder (1722-93) (artist)

John Peltro (1760-1808) (engraver) [bottom centre, below title:] Painted by D. Serres Esq.^r R.A. Marine Painter to his Majesty, and Engraved by John Peltro.

Sir Edward Hughes (c. 1720-94) (dedicatee)

Subject(s)

Watermark: None visible

Condition: one fold line. Verso: surface dirt

43.5 x 60.1 cm (neatline)

47.3 x 60.1 cm (image)

49.2 x 63.3 cm (platemark)

50.0 x 64.2 cm (sheet)

Printed title:

The Representation of His Majesty’s Ship MONMOUTH of 64 Guns Commanded by CAPT.^N JAMES ALMS, at the Close of the Action in the EAST INDIES, between that SHIP and the French Admiral in the / HERO of 74 Guns, and two other FRENCH SHIPS, in the General Engagement of the 12.^th of April 1782. When the French Admiral having the WEATHER GAGE, Sets all his Sails and Hauls out of the LINE. / This Plate is (by Permission) Most humbly Dedicated to: Sir Edward Hughes Knight of the Bath, Vice Admiral of the Blue, and Commander in Chief of His Majesty’s Ships & Vessels in the East Indies. / By His most Obliged, and obedient humble Servant, ROBERT WILKINSON. [bottom, below view]

Annotations:

George III heading [black pencil:] Military Naval Engagement 12 April 1782 Port folio No 5.

Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil, obscured by paper backing: the old heading; bottom left, black pencil:] 89.a; [left, black pencil, obscured by paper backing:] 14; [top left, black pencil:] 14; [top right, black pencil: ??]; [bottom right, black pencil:] 1782-23.

K. Mil. dummy sheet:

Title [ink:] Representation of H.M. Ship Monmouth, Capt.ⁿ James Alms, at the close of the Action in / the East Indies, between that Ship and the French Admiral in the Hero, and two other French / Ships, in the General Engagement of the 12.^th of April 1782 - by D. Serres, engraved by J. Peltro / published by Wilkinson 1786. / Port-folio N.^o [black pencil:] 5 - 2 Table / [in a modern hand, crossed out in black pencil:] UL Naval / [black pencil and red ink:] Naval Engagement 12 April 1782 / [black pencil, in a modern hand, erased: oversize [folder] XIV. 
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1811. 
Size: 48.1 x 33.3 cm (sheet).

George III catalogue entry:

Naval Engagement Representation of H.M. Ship Monmouth, Captain James Alms, at the close of the Action in the East Indies between that Ship and the French Admiral in the Hero, and two other French Ships in the general Engagement of the 12.^th of April 1782: by D. Serres, engraved by I. Peltro and published by Wilkinson 1786.

Bibliographic reference(s)

H. Parker, Naval battles from the collection of prints formed and owned by Commander Sir Charles Leopold Cust. With an introduction by C.N. Robinson, 2 vols., London 1911, no.88.a

J.K. Laughton, 'Hughes, Sir Edward (c.1720–1794)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008.

J.K. Laughton, 'Alms, James (1728–1791)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008.