The Seven Years War (1756-63)
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Havana, 1762
To His Royal Highness William Duke of Cumberland, &c. &c. Knight of the Most Noble and Most Hon,,ble Orders of the Garter & Bath, & F.R.S. / This Perspective View of the Attacking and Taking the Castle and Batteries of Choera, June...
1765 or laterEngraving and etching; printed on paper; laid down on paper; the backing paper brought round the edges of the recto | 44.1 x 63.3 cm (image) | RCIN 733043.f
One of a collection of ten (RCINs 733043.a-j) out of twelve prints. See the main entry at RCIN 733043.
These plates, which were painted by Serres after a series of sketches by Philip Orsbridge who was a Lieutenant on board the Orford, depict different stages of the British siege of Havana which took place between 6 June and 13 August 1762. The British combined operations force of 200 transports with 12,000 troops and twenty ships of the line with 17,000 sailors was commanded by Lieutenant-General George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle (1724-72), Vice-Admiral Sir George Pocock (1706-92), and Major-General George Augustus Eliott (1717-90).
British Museum Registration No. 1849, 1003.15.
Condition: no fold lines; brown discolouration to backing paper.
Philip Orsbridge (d. 1766) (artist and publisher) [bottom centre, below title:] Drawn on the Spot design’d and publish’d as the Act directs.
Dominic Serres the Elder (1722-93) (artist) [bottom left, below view:] Serres pinxit.
Pierre Charles Canot (1710-77) (engraver) [bottom right, below view:] Canot sculpsit
Watermark: On backing paper: two doves sitting on a dovecote; countermark: three names, one above the other [FINDE] / D♥Tamazier / AUVERGNE
Condition: no fold lines; brown discolouration to backing paper
40.2 x 63.3 cm (neatline)
44.1 x 63.3 cm (image)
45.0 x 65.3 cm (platemark)
47.0 x 67.5 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
To His Royal Highness William Duke of Cumberland, &c. &c. Knight of the Most Noble and Most Hon,,ble Orders of the Garter & Bath, & F.R.S. / This Perspective View of the Attacking and Taking the Castle and Batteries of Choera, June 11,,th 1762, By his Majesty’s Ship Belleisle, the Eccho and Mercury Frigates, and the Lurcher Cutter, also the Nottingham standing off & on, to Assist if Ordered, / AND the Landing of all His Majesty’s MARINES under the Command of the Hon.ble Col.l Will.m Howe IS most humbly INSCRIBED, by HIS most devoted, and obedt humble Servant, / P,, O,, R,, Sbridge. [No plate number. No.6] [bottom, below view, to each side of Cumberland's coat of arms]
Annotations:
George III heading: none.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil:] 73; [bottom right, black pencil:] C9; [bottom right, black pencil in a modern hand:] XIII/43 (vi) 25 Sept. 86 CMB.
George III catalogue entry:
Havana Twelve Historical Views of the glorious Expedition of His Majesty’s Ships and Forces against the Havana in 1762, under the command of Sir George Pocock, Lord Albemarle and Rear Admiral Keppel: by Ph. Orsbridge: painted by Serres and engraved by Canot and Mason: with an Explanation.
Subject(s)
Havana, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba (23°07'58"N 82°22'58"W)
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