25th May, 2024 10:00
Collectors' and Interiors
1479
After Robert Smirke, and engraved by F Bartolozzi et al (18th-19th Century)
A set of four engravings commemorating British naval victories of the Napoleonic Wars, double-elephant-sized engravings, each in ebonised frames under glass, 83 x 56 overall
[These four prints commemorated the major British naval victories of the 1790s: the Glorious First of June (1 June 1794), Cape St Vincent (14 February 1797), Camperdown (11 October 1797) and the Nile (1–3 August 1798). All four followed the same format, combining an allegorical composition by Smirke with portrait medallions of the flag officers and captains of the victorious fleets.]
Sold for £810
After Robert Smirke, and engraved by F Bartolozzi et al (18th-19th Century)
A set of four engravings commemorating British naval victories of the Napoleonic Wars, double-elephant-sized engravings, each in ebonised frames under glass, 83 x 56 overall
[These four prints commemorated the major British naval victories of the 1790s: the Glorious First of June (1 June 1794), Cape St Vincent (14 February 1797), Camperdown (11 October 1797) and the Nile (1–3 August 1798). All four followed the same format, combining an allegorical composition by Smirke with portrait medallions of the flag officers and captains of the victorious fleets.]
Auction: Collectors' and Interiors, 25th May, 2024
