Napoleonic Wars (1803-15)
Views of naval engagements and maps of battles
Île de Groix, 1808
To Sir MICHAEL SEYMOUR Bar,t This View of his first Action when commanding his Majesty's Ship AMETHYST capturing the french Frigate THETIS / on the 10th Novb,r 1808 after a severe Contest of three hours, is most...
1809 or laterAquatint with etching and engraving; printed on paper; laid down on paper, the paper backing brought round the edges of the recto | 42.1 x 58.2 cm (image) | RCIN 735142
A view of HMS Amethyst capturing the French frigate Thétis on 10 November 1808 off the Île de Groix. Napoleonic Wars (1803-15).
Sir Michael Seymour (1768-1834) was created a baronet on 31 May 1809 and so this print, which refers to him as a baronet, must have been made after that date. Having been promoted to Captain on 11 August 1800, Seymour was appointed to the 36-gun frigate Amethyst, seen on the left in this view, in June 1806. This view shows the action in which the Amethyst captured the French frigate Thétis, which had only a few hours before sailed from L'Orient, bound for Martinique with a detachment of troops on board.
Robert Dodd (1748-1815) (publisher) [bottom right, below title:] London Published by R, Dodd 41 Charing Cross
Sir Michael Seymour, 1st Baronet (1768-1834) (dedicatee)
Watermark: None visible
Condition: no fold lines
38.9 x 58.2 cm (neatline)
42.1 x 58.2 cm (image)
45.1 x 63.1 cm (platemark)
47.8 x 65.9 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
To Sir MICHAEL SEYMOUR Bar,t This View of his first Action when commanding his Majesty's Ship AMETHYST capturing the french Frigate THETIS / on the 10th Novb,r 1808 after a severe Contest of three hours, is most respectfully Inscribed By his Obedt Servant Rob.t DODD. [bottom, below view]
Additional text:
[bottom left, below title:] Amethyst 36 Guns Thetis 44 Guns.
Annotations:
(Recto) [bottom left, black pencil:] XV.142. (Verso) [bottom centre, black pencil, in Evelyn Heaton-Smith's hand]: 194.b; [centre, black pencil:] 1808-19; [centre, black pencil, obscured by paper backing:] 1808-19.
George III catalogue entry:
Naval Engagement H.M. Ship Amethyst commanded by Sir M. Seymour Bar.t capturing the French Frigate Thetis on the 10.th of Nov.r 1808: by R. Dodd.
Subject(s)
Île de Groix, Brittany, France (47°38'12"N 03°27'40"W)
Bibliographic reference(s)
J.K. Laughton, 'Seymour, Sir Michael, first baronet (1768–1834)', Dictionary of National Biography, 2004.
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