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The situation of La Pique of 40 Guns, 400 Men, a French Frigate, & His M.tys Ship Blanche of 32 Guns, and having on board only 180 Men, about 2 o' Clock in the Morning after the Blanche had lost her Main, & Mizen Masts. The Action began about half past 12, and continued till half past 5 in the Morning; Captn. Faulknor fell when the Ships were in the above situation. [&] The situation of His Mtys. Ship Blanche, of 32 Guns & 180 Men, & the French Frigate La Pique, of 40 Guns & 400 Men, at a quarter past 5 o'Clock in the Morning, about a quarter of an hour before the Pique surrendered, having been towed in that way near 3 hours and a half, and having made frequent attempts to board the Blanche without success. _ The Blanche 8 killed & 12 wounded, the Pique 106 killed & 110 wounded.
Drawn by Lieutt. Thos. Orde. C. Rosenberg Fecit.
[Published London by J. Bretherton, 1797.]
Pair of aquatints, each image 295 x 435mm (11½ x 17¼"). Trimmed to plates. Paper time stained, vertical crease through second plate.
The engagement between the frigate HMS Blanche and French frigate Pique off Guadaloupe in the Caribbean. After seven hours the Pique surrendered, in what was considered the longest engagement ever fought. The House of Commons ordered a monument to be erected in St. Paul's Cathedral to the memory of Captain R. Faulknor, who had died in the struggle. Parker: 105, b.
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[Elderly woman blacking a shoe.]
T. Orde invt. et fec.t 1768,
Etching, platemark 130 x 85mm (5 x 3¼"), with large margins.
Etching by Thomas Orde-Powlett (1746-1807), politician also known for his etched caricatures (mostly of Cambridge celebrities) which were published by his drawing-master, the well-known printmaker James Bretherton. An impression in the British Museum is inscribed verso 'Shoeblack of Trin[ity] Coll[ege] Camb[ridge]'.
[Ref: 41704] £130.00
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[Henry Malden].
[Etched by Thomas Orde Powlett].
[n.d. c.1769.]
Etching. 80 x 110mm (3¼ x 4¼"). Stuck to scrap sheet at top.
Clerk of Kings College Chapel. Frontispiece to his 'History' of 1769. By Orde after his own design.
[Ref: 4483] £95.00
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[Two Cambridge Printsellers]
T. Orde ft 1768.
Etching, sheet 220 x 185mm (8¾ x 7¼").
Etching by Thomas Orde-Powlett (1746-1807), politician also known for his etched caricatures (mostly of Cambridge celebrities) which were published by his drawing-master, the well-known printmaker James Bretherton. An impression of the print in the British Museum is inscribed 'Mrs. Hammond Printseller & D. Randal Printman at Cambridge'.
[Ref: 41705] £180.00
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[Mr Randal and Mrs Hammond.]
T. Orde inv.t et fecit 1768.
Etching. 190 x 160mm (7½ x 6¼"), with margins. Creased.
Mr Randal in a tricorn and chin-length wig, buckled shoes and a simple coat and suit, with Mrs Hammond in a straw bonnet , shawl and simple dress, both carrying baskets. One of a number of prints of towns-people of Cambridge, most of which are dated 1768. The BM has an example annotated with 'D. Randal & Mrs. Hammond, fruitsellers of Cambridge'. BM 1931,0413.54.
[Ref: 54453] £180.00
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