Napoleonic Wars (1803-15)
Views of naval engagements and maps of battles
Portsmouth, 1804 (Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK) 50°47'27"N 01°06'07"W
published 21 Feb 1804Aquatint with etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand coloured; laid down on paper, the paper backing brought round the edges of the recto | 25.4 x 31.4 cm (image) | RCIN 735106.a
This view appears to show four captured French vessels, each flying the Jack and the French flag. Portsmouth is in the background. The accompanying letterpress text is at RCIN 735106.b. Both view and text were formerly kept in a rough buff folder with 'Naval Engagement 31 Jan. 1804' inscribed bottom left of the front cover. Not described in Parker.
Inscriptions: [bottom left, below edge of view:] R. Livesay pinx.t [bottom centre, below edge of view:] Jn.o Livesay del.t [bottom right, below edge of view:] J.C. Stadler sculp.t [bottom centre, below title:] Publish'd as the Act direct, Feby 21, 1804, by R,,D LIVESAY, PORTSEA, PORTSMOUTH.
Condition: no fold lines.
Richard Livesay (1750-1826) (artist and publisher) [bottom left, below edge of view:] R. Livesay pinx.t ; [bottom centre, below title:] Publish'd as the Act direct, Feby 21, 1804, by R,,D LIVESAY, PORTSEA, PORTSMOUTH.
John Livesay (active 1804-26) (draughtsman) [bottom centre, below edge of view:] Jn.o Livesay del.t
Joseph Constantine Stadler (active 1780-1812) (engraver) [bottom right, below edge of view:] J.C. Stadler sculp.
Subject(s)
Royal NavyNavy-FranceTribune (HMS)Hydra (HMS)Sir George Montagu (1750-1829)Watermark: None
Condition: no fold lines
20.6 x 31.4 cm (neatline)
25.4 x 31.4 cm (image)
27.2 x 34.6 cm (platemark)
29.0 x 36.2 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
TO GEORGE MONTAGU, ESQ.R ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE AND NAVAL COMMANDER IN CHIEF AT PORTSMOUTH, / This Print representing the FRENCH GUN VESSELS, Captured Jany 31,, 1804, by His Majesty's Ships TRIBUNE / And HYDRA, Commanded by Captains Bennett & Mundy / Is respectfully Inscribed by His Obliged & Most Obed,,t Serv,,t / R,,d Livesay. [below view to each side of the coat of arms of George Montague]
Inscriptions:
[bottom left, below edge of view:] R. Livesay pinx.t [bottom centre, below edge of view:] Jn.o Livesay del.t [bottom right, below edge of view:] J.C. Stadler sculp.t [bottom centre, below title:] Publish'd as the Act direct, Feby 21, 1804, by R,,D LIVESAY, PORTSEA, PORTSMOUTH.
Annotations:
George III heading: none [cropped?].
Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom left, black pencil, in a modern hand:] XV 106a; [bottom left, black pencil:] 3. (Verso) none.
George III catalogue entry:
Naval Engagement Representation of the French Gun Vessels captured on the 31.st of Jan.y 1804 by H.M. Ships Tribune and Hydra commanded by Captains Bennett and Mundy: by R. Livesay, engraved by Stadler, 1804: with a Description.
Subject(s)
Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK (50°47'27"N 01°06'07"W)
Page revisions
6 June 2024
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