Print made by Peter P. Benazech, 1767–1794, The Brave Captain Tyrrill in the Buckingham of 66 Guns and 472 Men, Defeating the Florissant, Aigrette & Atalante, Three French Ships of War, 3rd November, 1758, ca. 1760
- Title:
- The Brave Captain Tyrrill in the Buckingham of 66 Guns and 472 Men, Defeating the Florissant, Aigrette & Atalante, Three French Ships of War, 3rd November, 1758
- Date:
- ca. 1760
- Materials & Techniques:
- Line engraving and etching, hand colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 1/2 x 21 inches (36.9 x 53.4 cm), Plate: 13 3/8 x 18 5/16 inches (34 x 46.5 cm), Image: 10 1/8 x 17 5/8 inches (25.7 x 44.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower right: "54371 | a1 - "
Lettered, in black ink, upper right: "3"; lower left under image:"Fran.s Swain Pinx.t"; lower right under image: "P. Benazech Sculp."; lower left: "The Brave Cap,,t Tyrrill in the Buckingham of 66 Guns and 472 Men. | Defeating the Florissant, Aigrette & Atalante, Three French Ships of War, 3,,d Nov,,br 1758. | N.B. The Florizzant 74 Guns.700 Men. Aigrette 38 Guns. 350 Men. Atalante 28 Guns. 250 Men. | These Ships were convoying Dutch Ships with Provisions, &c, &c, to Martinico."; lower center: "Printed for Robert Sayer at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street, Hen.y Parker at N. 82"; lower right: "(paragraph to left translated in French"; lower right: "3"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.13188
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- battle | cannons | clouds | Dutch | English | flags | French | galleons | man-of-war | marine art | men-of-war | military art | naval ships | ocean | sails | ships | warships | waves (natural events)
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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