[Four views of the sea battle between H.M.S. Shannon & the American Frigate Chesapeake.]
Painted by J.C. Schetky Esq.re & on Stone by L. Hague. Designed by Capt R.H. King R.N. London Pub.d by Smith Elder & Co. 65 Cornhill. Printed by Day 17 Gate Street. London Pub.d by Smith Elder & Co. 65 Cornhill. Printed by Day 17 Gate Street. [n.d., c.1830.] Set of four coloured lithographs. Printed area: 390 x 430mm (15¼ x 17") large margins. Four stages in the most famous Anglo-American sea-battle, June 1st, 1813. The plates depict the commencement of the battle; the crippling of the Chesapeake by the Shannon's first two broadsides; the boarding of the Chesapeake; and the Shannon leading her prize into Halifax harbour. The plates are dedicated to the Shannon's Captain, Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke (1776 - 1841). After John Christian Schetky (1778 - 1874). Parker: 231.
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