French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802)
Maps and prints of naval engagements collected by George III during the decade of war
Ushant, 1794 (Ushant, Brittany, France) 48°27'27"N 05°05'46"W
published 1 Jan 1799Engraving and etching; printed on paper; laid down on paper, the paper backing brought round the edges of the recto | 56.1 x 76.7 cm (image) | RCIN 735026.a
The three ships in the foreground are, from left to right, the 74-gun Le Vengeur, foundering on her right (port) side; the 110-gun Queen Charlotte, commanded by Admiral Earl Howe; and the 110-gun Le Montagne. In the background, from left to right, can be seen the stern of the 74-gun Leviathon, the 74-gun Marlborough, and the French 74-gun Mutius Scævola. These are followed by the masts and topsails of the French 74-gun L'Impetueux, which was captured with, to its right, the 74-gun ships Culloden and Russell and the 100-gun Royal Sovereign. Between Le Vengeur and Queen Charlotte can be seen the 74-gun Defence and the French 80-gun Le Sans Pareil which was captured. Behind Le Montagne are the masts and topsails of the 74-gun Le Northumberland which was also captured and, at the right edge of the view, the 74-gun Brunswick.
Dedication: Dedicated by Permission to the Kings most Excellent Majesty - / by his Majesty's most devoted humble Subjects and Servants, V. & R Green, and Chr. de Mechel.
Condition: no fold lines; surface dirt around the edges.
James Fittler (1758-1835) (engraver) [bottom right, below view:] James Fittler Sculp. Marine Engraver to his Majesty.
Philipp Jakob de Loutherbourg (1740-1812) (artist) [bottom left, below view:] Painted by P.I. de Loutherbourg R.A.
Robert Cribb (active 1789-1810) (publisher)
Valentine Green (1739-1813) and Rupert Green (1767/8-1804) (publisher)
Constantine Geisweiler (active 1796-1801) (publisher)
Christian von Mechel (1737-1817) (publisher) [bottom left, below title and dedication, left of coat of arms:] Published January 1.st for V. & R. Green, by R. Cribb, N.o 288, Holborn, and by Chr. de Mechel, at C. Geisweilers, N.o 54, Pall Mall, London; [bottom, below dedication, right of coat of arms:] Publiee le 1.er Janvier 1799. par Chr. de Mechel, chez C. Geisweiler, N.o 54. Pall Mall, et pour V. & R. Green, par R. Cribb, N.o 288, Holborn, Londres.
Subject(s)
Royal NavyNavy-FranceRichard Howe, Earl Howe (1726-99)Watermark: None visible
Condition: no fold lines; surface dirt around the edges
52.2 x 76.7 cm (neatline)
6.1 x 76.7 cm (image)
58.4 x 80.7 cm (platemark)
59.5 x 81.9 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
The GLORIOUS VICTORY, obtained over the French Fleet by the British Fleet under the command of EARL HOWE, on the First of June, 1794. [bottom centre, below view, to each side of the coat of arms of George III as King of Great Britain (1760-1801)]
Dedication:
Dedicated by Permission to the Kings most Excellent Majesty - / by his Majesty's most devoted humble Subjects and Servants, V. & R Green, and Chr. de Mechel.
Annotations:
George III heading [verso, black pencil?, obscured by paper backing:] Military Naval Engagement 1 June 1794 Port folio No 5.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil:] XV/26-a Military Naval Engagement 1 June 1794 Port folio No 5; [bottom left, black pencil:] 102.d.; [top left, black pencil:] 19; [top right, black pencil:] [?]4; [bottom right, black pencil:] 1794-24.
George III catalogue entry:
Naval Engagement The Glorious victory obtained over the French Fleet by the British Fleet under the command of Earl Howe on the 1.st of June 1794: by P.I. de Loutherbourg, engraved by James Fittler, 1799: with an Index plate and a Description.
Subject(s)
Ushant, Brittany, France (48°27'27"N 05°05'46"W)
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.102.d
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7 June 2024
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