French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802)
Maps and prints of naval engagements collected by George III during the decade of war
View of Toulon, 1793 (Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) 43°07'00"N 05°56'00"E
c.1794Etching and engraving; printed on paper; laid down on paper. The paper backing brought round the edges of the recto. | 52.9 x 70.3 cm (image) | RCIN 735019.b
Toulon was the French Navy's principal Mediterranean port. It was turned over to the British navy on 1 October by its Loyalist inhabitants and the harbour was occupied by the British fleet, under the command of Admiral Lord Hood. By December 1793 the French Revolutionary forces, to whom was attached Napoleon Bonaparte as a colonel of artillery, had surrounded the port and attacked it. This view shows the evacuation of the inhabitants of Toulon by Admiral Hood in the face of the attack, and the burning of the French arsenal.
Condition: no fold lines; paper backing brought round edges of recto.
Angelo Emilio Lapi (1769-1852) (engraver)
After A. Feraud (active 1793) (artist) [bottom left, below edge of view:] A. Feraud Inv. Pinx.
Giuseppe Calendi (active 1800) (engraver)
Raphael Morghen (1758-1833) (engraver) [bottom right, below edge of view:] Calendi e Lapi Sculp. / Raffaello Morghen Direxit.
? Ignaz Wagner (active 1793) (draughtsman) [written on a parcel, bottom left corner of view:] Al Ignaz / Wagner Livorno / X 179[3].
Subject(s)
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724-1816)Army-FranceRoyal NavyNavy-SpainWatermark: None visible
Condition: no fold lines; paper backing brought round edges of recto
48.4 x 70.3 cm (neatline)
52.9 x 70.3 cm (image)
55.1 x 74.8 cm (platemark)
56.3 x 75.7 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
EVACÜATION DES Puissances cöalisées DU PORT DE TOULON / Le 18. Decembre 1793. [bottom centre, below view]
Annotations:
George III heading [black pencil:] Military Toulon 18 Dec 1793 Port folio No 3 G 3.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil, obscured by paper backing: the George III heading; bottom left, black pencil:] 98.e; [top left, black pencil:] 20; [top right, black pencil:] 30; [bottom right, black pencil:] 1793-30; [centre, black pencil, obscured by paper backing:] 20; [written on a parcel, bottom left corner of view:] Al Ignaz / Wagner Livorno / X 179[3].
George III catalogue entry:
Toulon Evacuation des Puissances coalisées du Port de Toulon le 18 Dec.re 1793: par A. Feraud, gravé par Calendi et Lapi.
Subject(s)
Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (43°07'00"N 05°56'00"E)
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.98 describes this action but does not list this print
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