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Object Type
print
Museum number
1881,1112.254
Title
Object:
A view of Gibraltar with the Spanish battering ships on fire
Description
Men clinging to wreckage and climbing into overloaded ships' boats, with an officer standing in the stern of the nearest, pointing to left with a speaking-trumpet in his hand, against a background of warships on fire; a view of the bastions fortifying the foot of the island of Gibraltar, to right, smoke pouring from the guns and buildings on the summit above. 1784 Etching and engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
John Keyse Sherwin
Published by:
John Keyse Sherwin
Published by:
William Hinton
School/style
British
Production date
1784
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
etching
Dimensions
Height:
483 millimetres
(trimmed)
Width:
606 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Parker 1911 / Naval battles
(92,e)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
naval
Associated names
Associated with:
Adm Sir Roger Curtis
Associated with:
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield
Associated events
Associated Event:
Siege of Gibraltar 1782
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Louis Bihn
Acquisition date
1881
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1881,1112.254