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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Image of 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
  • About the work
    Location
    Country: Bulgaria
    City: Sofia
    Place: British Embassy

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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
  • Details
    Artist
    Clement Lemprière ( - 1746)
    John Pine (1690 - 1756)
    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