Victors of the Nile
Black and white copper engraving by W[illiam] Bromley and J[ohn] Landseer (the portraits by [William Satchwell] Lenney), after the painting 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" x 17 1/2"
Generally good condition throughout.
Old Neptune takes his ease beneath the shade of palm tree, beside him to one side, a horn of plenty, on the other a flowing vase. He is kept company by a sphinx, whilst in the background a sea-fight is seen against the backdrop of pyramids. Above, in the tree itself Victory acknowledges the portrait of Lord Nelson; this plate also displays vignette portraits of fourteen Admirals and captains who engaged the French fleet in Aboukir Bay that day.
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