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A Squadron at Anchor preparing to Sail

image © Trustees of the British Museum | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Date

c.1760s-1770s

Artist

Print after Unknown Artist

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3361383

Additional Makers

Print maker - Thomas Burford; Publisher - Robert Sayer

Description

British ships lying at anchor, forming a rough diagonal line, sterns to left, with two small boats in the foreground and a fortress in the distance; state republished c.1798. Hand-coloured mezzotint.

Inscription

Lettered below the image with the title in English and French and '142 // T. Burford fecit.// Printed for Rob. Sayer, 53 Fleet Street.'

Image Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

English Channel

Medium

Tags

Naval
Ships
Boats

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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