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View of the ships "Glorie" and "Intrepid"

Object summary

Title
View of the ships "Glorie" and "Intrepid"
Object ID
CC-R-0074
Date made
1751
Place made

United Kingdom

Printmaker
Boydell, John
Artist
Short, R.
Object type
Engraving
Major collection
Nautical
Named collection
Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view
No
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Description

An engraving from a series of prints by R. Short that depict French and Spanish Men of War taken on the 3rd of May, 1747 (Julian calendar) at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre, and 14th of October, 1747 (Julian Calendar) at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre. The vessels portrayed in this print are the stern views of two of the six French ships captured May 3rd: the 'Glorie' and the 'Serieux' (renamed 'Intrepid'). The two former French ships on the right fire a canon, perhaps as a ship's salute, as they do not appear to be in the context of battle.

Inscriptions

Type
stamp
Location
recto, bottom right
Text
Clark Collection MIT
Type
iron gall ink
Location
recto, bottom right
Text
European Magazine 32 Cornhill 1792
Type
graphite
Location
recto, bottom right
Text
7-19
Type
graphite
Location
verso, bottom left
Text
R-74

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