Commemoration of the Victory of June 1st MDCCXCIV [1794]
Black and white copper engraving by [Thomas] Ryder (the Admirals) and [James] Stow (the Captains) - portraits by F[rancesco] Bartolozzi, after the drawing by R[obert] Smirke RA. Published as part of, Commemoration of the Four Great Naval Victories Obtained by the English During the Late War, by Robert Bowyer, The Historic Gallery, Pall Mall, London, 1803.
Image size: 27 1/4' x 17 1/2"
Generally good condition throughout.
Victory here crowns Britannia with a wreath of laurels. 'Black Dick' Howe as well as six other admirals are portrayed in vignette, along with twenty seven other officers who engaged the enemy off Ushant that memorable day, bringing home a victory very dearly needed at the time.
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