Print made by John Boydell, 1720–1804, Britishafter Charles Brooking, 1723–1759, BritishPublished by John Boydell, 1720–1804, British
Title:
The Boscawen and Sheerness Privateers
Date:
1753
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper, laid on mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 5/8 x 20 9/16 inches (37.1 x 52.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "403"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.11111
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sea | cannons (artillery) | yachts | Royal Navy | galleons | flags | sails | destruction | ships | French | smoke | damage | navies | clouds | war | shipwreck | fire | battle
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Susan Rather, The American school : artists and status in the late-colonial and early national era, Yale University Press, New Haven, 2016, pp. 66,67, fig. 50, N6507 .R38 2016 (YCBA)