X: The Spaniards make the best of their way for the Northern Seas; and are, in the mean time, very much battered by the English, who closely pursue them. The chief Galleass is stranded near Calais
Clement Lemprière ( - 1746)
John Pine (1690 - 1756)
Coloured engraving
24 June 1739
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About the work
- Location
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Country: Bulgaria
City: Sofia
Place: British Embassy
Interpretation about this artwork is under review
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- People
- Howard, Charles, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham and 1st Earl of NottinghamFenton, EdwardSouthwell, Sir RobertSheffield, Edmund, 1st Earl of MulgraveClifford, George, 3rd Earl of CumberlandHoward, Thomas, 1st Earl of SuffolkDrake, Sir FrancisWilloughby, MrFrobisher, Sir MartinHoby, Sir EdwardCrosse, Sir RobertVavasour, Sir ThomasBlount, Charles, 8th Baron Mountjoy and Earl of DevonshireCecil, Thomas, 1st Earl of ExeterKnevet, MrPalavicino, Sir HoratioFenner, GeorgeSeymour, Lord HenryGonson, BenjaminHawkins, Sir JohnBaker, ChristopherBecton, Sir George
- Places
- Subjects
- rowing boat, topography, male portrait, seascape/coastal scene, townscape/cityscape, sea, coat of arms, Anglo-Spanish War (1585-1604), house, church, spire, Armada, ship
- Materials & Techniques
- engraving, coloured engraving
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Details
- Title
- X: The Spaniards make the best of their way for the Northern Seas; and are, in the mean time, very much battered by the English, who closely pursue them. The chief Galleass is stranded near Calais
- Date
- 24 June 1739
- Medium
- Coloured engraving
- Acquisition
- Purchased from Parker Gallery, November 1956
- GAC number
- 3622