Sketchbook containing 37 watercolors done by Ellis Cornelia Knight while on board Lord Nelson's flagship the Foudroyant with Sir William and Lady Emma Hamilton in 1800. Twenty-six sketches are views taken from the ship off the coast of Sicily, under s...
Description:
Ellis Cornelia Knight (1757-1837), writer, governess and protégé of Lady Emma Hamilton, whom she broke with after Lady Hamilton's affair with Lord Nelson became public knowledge in England. Knight's works include Dinarbas: A Tale (1790) and Sir Guy ...
Plate [54] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Naval engagement; 2 vessels foreground centre close-hauled for boarding, galley approaching men overboard; framed, with emblematic device above and portrait medallion below."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Victory over the Spanish fleet, Aug. 29, 1350
Description:
Title from text within image.
Publisher:
Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
Subject (Topic):
Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453, Naval operations, British, Naval warfare, and Warships
