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François Joseph Paul, Comte de Grasse

Also known as: François Joseph Paul, Comte de Grasse; primary name: Grasse, François Joseph Paul de; other name: (Count) Grasse
Details: individual; military/naval; French; Male
Life dates: 1722-1788
Biography: French naval commander; served in the American War of Independence and defeated the British at the Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781, but was defeated in turn and captured by Admiral Rodney at the Battle of the Saintes in 1782, and was subsequently imprisoned in London. Returned to France and faced a court-martial but was acquited in 1784.

21 related objects

drawing

Museum number: 1886,0820.3 |
Producer name: BIOG38797 Drawn by:Monogrammist BW |
Production date: 1782

print; newspaper/periodical

Title: Count de Grasse |
Museum number: 1875,0710.5749 |
Producer name: Print made by:William AngusAfter:William Miller |
Production date: 1782 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Scene le vrog house |
Museum number: 1935,0522.4.22 |
Producer name: Print made by:James GillrayPublished by:Elizabeth Darchery |
Production date: 1782 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Comte de Grasse |
Museum number: 1917,1208.3860 |
Producer name: Print made by:James WalkerAfter:William Miller |
Production date: 1782 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Ville de Paris, sailing for Jamaica, or Rodney triumphant |
Museum number: 1868,0808.4846 |
Producer name: BIOG153290 Published by:Thomas Colley |
Production date: 1782

print; satirical print

Title: Rodney triumphant-or-Admiral Lee Shore in the dumps. |
Museum number: 1868,0808.4843 |
Producer name: Print made by:James GillrayPublished by:Elizabeth Darchery |
Production date: 1782 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Monsieur le Comte de Grasse |
Museum number: 1917,1208.3859 |
Producer name: BIOG30698 Published by:John Harris |
Production date: 1782

print; map

Title: An accurate map of ... St. Christophers and Nevis Recueil d'estampes représentant les différents évè |
Museum number: 1983,U.243 |
Producer name: Print made by:John CaryPublished by:Fielding & Walker |
Production date: 1782 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Vue du fort de Brimstonehill Recueil d'estampes représentant les différents évè |
Museum number: 1874,1114.568 |
Producer name: Print made by:François Louis CouchéPrint made by:Edme Bovinet |
Production date: 1800

print

Museum number: 1915,0327.7 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert PollardAfter:Nicholas Pocock |
Production date: 1799

print

Museum number: 1928,1210.343 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1782

print; book-illustration

Title: Count de Grasse ... resigning his sword to Admiral Rodney ... April 12th, 1782 |
Museum number: 1872,1109.156 |
Producer name: Print made by:FieglAfter:Conrad Martin Metz |
Production date: 1787

print; satirical print

Title: The grumbling princes or the dev-l take the monsieurs |
Museum number: 1865,0610.1134 |
Producer name: BIOG153290 Published by:Thomas Colley |
Production date: 1782

print; satirical print

Title: Rodney triumphant-or-Admiral Lee Shore in the dumps. |
Museum number: 1851,0901.80 |
Producer name: Print made by:James GillrayPublished by:Elizabeth Darchery |
Production date: 1782 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The French Admiral taking leave of his little family, (or Jamaica in danger) |
Museum number: 1978,0415.10 |
Producer name: BIOG153290 Published by:Thomas Colley |
Production date: 1782

print; satirical print

Title: Rodney introducing De Grasse. |
Museum number: 1851,0901.82 |
Producer name: Print made by:James GillrayPublished by:Elizabeth Darchery |
Production date: 1782 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Scene le vrog house. |
Museum number: 1868,0808.4881 |
Producer name: Print made by:James GillrayPublished by:Elizabeth Darchery |
Production date: 1782 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Monsieur le Comte de Grasse |
Museum number: 1868,0808.4868 |
Producer name: BIOG30698 Published by:John Harris |
Production date: 1782

print; satirical print

Title: Scene le vrog house. |
Museum number: 1851,0901.98 |
Producer name: Print made by:James GillrayPublished by:Elizabeth Darchery |
Production date: 1782 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Count de Grasse taking a peep in the West Indies |
Museum number: 1876,1014.42 |
Producer name: Print made by:Thomas ColleyPublished by:William Humphrey |
Production date: 1782

print; satirical print

Title: Count de Grasse delivering his sword to the gallant Admiral Rodney. |
Museum number: 1868,0808.4842 |
Producer name: Print made by:Thomas ColleyPublished by:P Mitchell |
Production date: 1782