Print made by Samuel William Reynolds, 1773–1835, Britishafter James Northcote, 1746–1831, British
Title:
Death of Captain Alexander Hood
Date:
1798
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22 1/8 × 26 1/2 inches (56.2 × 67.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Watermark: "J Whatman | 1794"; collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.12146
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
flag | boats | dying | captain (military officer) | genre subject | swords | sailors | military art
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Mark (Andrew Mark), Ledbury, James Northcote, history painting, and the Fables, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 2014, pp. 106, 108, fig. 101, NJ18.N79 L43 2014 (YCBA)