French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802)
Maps and prints of naval engagements collected by George III during the decade of war
Guernsey, 1794
This View of His Majesty’s Frigate LA CONCORDE, Commanded by Sir Rich,,d Jn,,o Strachan Bar.t Engaging & Taking the French Commodore’s Ship LE ENGAGEANTE on S,,t George’s Day 1794 / Is most respectfully Inscribed to Sir John...
published 1794Aquatint with etching and engraving; laid down on paper, the backing paper brought round the edges of the recto | 41.4 x 64.2 cm (image) | RCIN 735023.1.a
This action, which was part of the plan to blockade Brest and capture French frigates which were damaging British trade, took place about 26 nautical miles (about 30 miles; 48 km) south-west of Guernsey. The captured French frigate Pomone, considered to be the 'finest frigate afloat', was added to the Royal Navy under the same name with, in 1795, Warren (who was made a Knight of the Bath on 30 May 1794) in command. The Gazette Extraordinary which is referred to in the engraved text below the view is the London Gazette no. 13646 pp.377-379, 28 April 1794.
Additional text: [bottom left, left of title, a list of the names, numbers of guns, and names of commanders, of the English ships:] English Force. [Bottom right, right of title, a list of the names, numbers of guns, and names of commanders of the French ships:] French Force. [Bottom centre, below title:] The Concord, Melampus & Nymphe, as before observed were directed to Chase the flying Ships of the Enemy, which the Concord came up with, and Engaged both for a short time & Captured Le Engageante, Le Resolue escaped by outsailing the Melampus & Nymphe. / See Gazette Extraordinary April 28. 1794.
For further reading, see:
M. Lester, 'Warren, Sir John Borlase, baronet (1753–1822)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004; online edn 2008.
Condition: no fold lines.
Robert Dodd (1748-1815) (artist and publisher) [bottom left, below text:] Engraved from an original Picture in the Possession of Sir George Warren Bar.t; [bottom right, below text:] London Published July 31. 1794, by B. B. Evans, Poultry, & R. Dodd, Lisson Green, Paddington.
Benjamin Beale Evans (active 1748-1815) (publisher)
Watermark: None visible
Condition: no fold lines
38.4 x 64.2 cm (neatline)
41.4 x 64.2 cm (image)
43.6 x 68.7 cm (platemark)
44.9 x 69.5 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
This View of His Majesty’s Frigate LA CONCORDE, Commanded by Sir Rich,,d Jn,,o Strachan Bar.t Engaging & Taking the French Commodore’s Ship LE ENGAGEANTE on S,,t George’s Day 1794 / Is most respectfully Inscribed to Sir John Borlase Warren Bar,,t K.B. Commodore of the Detachment of His Majesty’s Frigates. By his obliged & obedient humble Servants, / B,, B,, Evans & R,, Dodd. [bottom, below view]
Additional text:
[bottom left, left of title, a list of the names, numbers of guns, and names of commanders, of the English ships:] English Force. [Bottom right, right of title, a list of the names, numbers of guns, and names of commanders of the French ships:] French Force. [Bottom centre, below title:] The Concord, Melampus & Nymphe, as before observed were directed to Chase the flying Ships of the Enemy, which the Concord came up with, and Engaged both for a short time & Captured Le Engageante, Le Resolue escaped by outsailing the Melampus & Nymphe. / See Gazette Extraordinary April 28. 1794.
Annotations:
George III heading [black pencil:] Military Naval Engagement 23 April 1794 Port folio No 5.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil, obscured by paper backing: the old heading; bottom left, black pencil:] 100.a; [top left, black pencil:] 6; [top right, black pencil:] 6; [bottom right, black pencil:] 1794-6; [centre, black pencil obscured by paper backing:] 6.
George III catalogue entry:
Naval Engagement View of the Action on S.t George’s Day (23d April) 1794 between a Detachment of H.M. Frigates under the command Sir I.B. Warren Bar.t and four French Frigates: by Dodd and Evans, 1794.
Subject(s)
near Guernsey, English Channel (49°15'38"N 03°09'30"W approx.)
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, London 1911, no.100.a. The words which appear in upper case in the title are engraved in faint outline letters. The companion print is at RCIN 735022
M. Lester, 'Warren, Sir John Borlase, baronet (1753–1822)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004; online edn 2008.
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