View of the Battle of Dogger Bank, 1781 (Dogger Bank, North Sea UK) 55°00'00"N 03°00'00"E

After Richard Paton (1717-91) (artist) [bottom left, below edge of view:] Painted by R. Paton

Daniel Lerpiniere (1745-85) (engraver) [bottom right, below edge of view:] Engraved by D. Lerpiniere

John Boydell (1720-1804) (publisher) [bottom centre, below edge of view:] John Boydell excudit 1782; [bottom centre, below text:] Published May 6,^th 1782, by John Boydell, Engraver in Cheapside London.

Subject(s)

Watermark: Illegible

Condition: no fold lines

43.7 x 57.6 cm (neatline)

47.3 x 57.6 cm (image)

49.0 x 60.2 cm (platemark)

49.9 x 61.3 cm (sheet)

Printed title:

To HYDE PARKER Esq.^r VICE ADMIRAL of the BLUE SQUADRON of His MAJESTY’S FLEET. / This Representation of the Action between the Squadron of Ships under his command & a Dutch Squadron commanded by Rear Admiral Zoutman, on the 5.^th August 1781, / on the Dogger Bank / Is (by Permission) most humbly Inscribed, by his most obedient humble Servant Richard Paton. [bottom centre, below view]

Additional text:

[bottom left, left of title, a recapitulation of the 'English Force'. Bottom right, right of title, a recapitulation of the 'Dutch Force'.] [Accompanied by letterpress text in English and French on one sheet, pasted to left edge of print, headed with the date 'LONDON, May 1, 1782':] A / VERBAL ELUCIDATION / OF THE / INTERESTING NAVAL PRINT, / Representing the Memorable ENGAGEMENT between the ENGLISH FLEET ... and the DUTCH FLEET ... from the Original Picture of DOMINIC SERRES, Esq ... engraved by R. POLLARD. [Watermark: Strasburg bend and lily, the letters G R below; countermark: W. Size: 42.7 x 47.5 cm (image); 45.4 x 52.5 cm (sheet). Condition: one fold line.]

Annotations:

George III heading: Military Naval Engagement 5 August 1781 Port folio No 5.

Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil in a modern hand:] Cust 87e; [bottom left, black pencil, obscured by paper backing:] the old heading; [bottom right, black pencil:] 1781-9; top right, black pencil:] b; [left of centre, black pencil, obscured by paper backing:] 5.

K. Mil. dummy sheet:

Title [ink:] Representation of the Action between the Squadron of Ships, under the command of / Vice Admiral Hyde Parker, and a Dutch Squadron, commanded by Rear Admiral Zoutman; / on the 5.^th of August 1781, on the Dogger Bank: by R. Paton, engraved by Lerpiniere, / published by Boydell 1782 / Port-folio N.^o [black pencil:] 5 - 2 Table / [in a modern hand, crossed out in black pencil:] UL Naval / [George III heading, red ink:] Naval Engagement 5 Aug. 1781. 
Watermark: fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, the scrolled letter W below. 
Size: 48.1 x 33.2 cm (sheet).

George III catalogue entry:

Naval Engagement Representation of the Action between the Squadron of Ships under the command of Vice Admiral Hyde Parker and a Dutch Squadron commanded by Rear Admiral Zoutman; on the 5.^th of August 1781, on the Dogger Bank: by R. Paton, engraved by Lerpiniere and published by Boydell, 1782.

Bibliographic reference(s)

H Parker, Naval battles from the collection of prints formed and owned by Commander Sir Charles Leopold Cust, 2 vols, London 1911, no.87.e, pp.87-8