November 17, 2020 Early Arms & Militaria: Age of Exploration, Empire & Revolution
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"Episode de la guerre l'Angleterre contre les Etats-Unis." Drawn and lithographed by Ferdinand Perrot, published in Paris by Victor Delarue, not dated. Hand-colored lithograph, 13-3/4" x 18" (view), within glazed and matted frame. The most visually interesting of a small series of prints of the famous 23 September 1779 naval battle fought at Flamborough Head, off Scarborough, which pitted a small American squadron under John Paul Jones in the "Bonhomme Richard" against British warships guarding a convoy. In the foreground, British and American sailors in longboats engage in hand-to-hand fighting towards the conclusion of the battle, while the British 44-gun "Serapis" exchanges broadsides with the "Bonhomme Richard" and "Alliance." Olds 86. Smith 21. CONDITION: Light toning to the paper, colors fresh; not examined out of the frame. JLK
Item Dimensions: 27 - 1/2 x 22 - 1/2"