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C1817
Sir Robt. Calder’s Action, July 22nd 1805.
Artist:
Thomas Whitcombe (1752 - 1824)
In the Battle of Cape Finisterre (22 July 1805) off Galicia, Spain, the British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder fought an indecisive naval battle against the combined Franco-Spanish fleet which was returning from the West Indies.
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Full Title:
Sir Robt. Calder’s Action, July 22nd 1805.
Date:
C1817
Artist:
Thomas Whitcombe (1752 - 1824)
Engraver:
T. Sutherland
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Original aquatint, with original hand colouring
Image Size:
260mm
x 170mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1817
Description:
In the Battle of Cape Finisterre (22 July 1805) off Galicia, Spain, the British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder fought an indecisive naval battle against the combined Franco-Spanish fleet which was returning from the West Indies.
Biography:
Thomas Whitcombe (1763-1824)
Whitcombe was a prominent British maritime painter of the Napoleonic Wars. Among his work are over 150 actions of the Royal Navy, and he exhibited at the Royal Academy, the British Institution and the Royal Society of British Artists.
