| Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
407 | | Details | Jenkins, James | 1816 |
Capture of La Vestale |
Jenkins, James |
1816 |
LOC:0 |
| $0.00 | Jenkins--James | Capture-of-La-Vestale | SOLD
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The hand-colored antique aquatint depicts the capture near Rochefort of the 36 gun French frigate Vestale by the British 38 gun 5th rate vessel Clyde. On paper watermarked "Whatman 1812".
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One of 55 plates from Jenkins' famous volume: "The Naval Achievements of Great Britain, From the Year 1793 to 1817" after a painting by T. Whitecombe. Attribution at bottom of plate reads: "Published Aug 1st, 1816 at 48 Strand for J. Jenkins' Naval Achievements". |
408 | | Details | Jenkins, James | 1816 |
Capture of La Tribune |
Jenkins, James |
1816 |
LOC:50 |
| $0.00 | Jenkins--James | Capture-of-La-Tribune | SOLD
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Antique hand-colored engraving depicts the capture of the 44-gun French frigate La Tribune by HMS Unicorn on June 8, 1796.
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One of 55 hand-colored aquatint plates from Jenkins' famous volume: "The Naval Achievements of Great Britain, From the Year 1793 to 1817" after a painting by T. Whitecombe. Attribution at bottom of plate reads: "Published Feb 1st, 1817 at 48 Strand for J. Jenkins' Naval Achievements". |