S.r Cloudislly Shovell Knight, Rear Admiral of the Red on Board their Ma.ties Ship the Royal William in ye late defeat given to the French, and also Lieu.t. Coll. of one of their Ma.ties Marine Regiments.
W. de Rÿck pinx: I. Smith fec:
[n.d. c.1700.]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. Sheet 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed into image at top, into armorial at bottom, to plate at sides.
Portrait of admiral and popular hero Sir Cloudesley Shovell (1650-1707), in armour and embroidered jacket, hand on a globe. During the War of the Spanish Succession he commanded the naval part of the unsuccessful attempt on Toulon in October 1707. When returning to England several ships, including his flagship HMS Association, struck rocks near the Isles of Scilly, with 1,400 sailors lost. This disaster prompted Parliament to offer the 'Longitude Prize', offering £20,000 for a method that could determine longitude within 30 nautical miles.
C.S. 230, iii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67577] £280.00
[n.d. c.1700.]
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. Sheet 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed into image at top, into armorial at bottom, to plate at sides.
Portrait of admiral and popular hero Sir Cloudesley Shovell (1650-1707), in armour and embroidered jacket, hand on a globe. During the War of the Spanish Succession he commanded the naval part of the unsuccessful attempt on Toulon in October 1707. When returning to England several ships, including his flagship HMS Association, struck rocks near the Isles of Scilly, with 1,400 sailors lost. This disaster prompted Parliament to offer the 'Longitude Prize', offering £20,000 for a method that could determine longitude within 30 nautical miles.
C.S. 230, iii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67577] £280.00