print;
satirical print;
newspaper/periodical
- Museum number
- K,67.69
- Title
- Object: Admiral Byng
- Description
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Portrait of John Byng, bust-length, in a decorative oval, turned to the right, with a powdered wig, in naval uniform with his lapels buttoned back, his waistcoat buttoned up to his stock, an architectural cartouche below with a view of the Battle of Minorca with a bombardment of a fort and ships engaged in an action on the sea, a map of the island with compasses to the foreground and the frame surrounded by nautical paraphernalia and flowers, the title on a scrolling ribbon above; illustration to the Literary Magazine
Engraving
- Production date
- 1757 (c.)
- Dimensions
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Height: 180 millimetres (sheet)
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Width: 107 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Associated Event: Battle of Minorca 1756 (20th May)
- Associated titles
Associated Title: The Literary Magazine
- Acquisition date
- 1818
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- K,67.69