AMER AUGUST 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, August 24, 2015.
RARE FRAMED SET OF FOUR ENGLISH COLORED SHIP ENGRAVINGS.Numbered 1 thru 4, after paintings by John Christian Schetky (British, 1778-1874). Engraved on stone by L. Haghe. Published in London by Smith, Elder & Co. The four prints depict the battle between the H.M.S. Shannon and the U.S.S. Chesapeake on June 1, 1813. The first shows the battle commencing, second shows the first broadsides fired by the Shannon, the third shows the boarding of the Chesapeake, the fourth shows the Shannon leading the Chesapeake into Halifax Harbor. Identically housed in ripple decorated frames with watercolor highlighted mats. SIZE: Sight: 14-3/4" x 17-3/4". Overall: 23" x 28". CONDITION: Not examined out of frame, edge toning, otherwise very good. 49475-1 WAG (2,000-3,000)