File:William Elliot - The battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797, the British attack on the enemy's windward division img 16-1.jpg
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William Elliott: The battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797, the British attack on the enemy's windward division
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The battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797, the British attack on the enemy's windward division |
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| Object type | painting | |||||||||||||||||||
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English: The Windward Fleet’: the opening salvoes of the day at the battle of Cape St. Vincent, 14th February 1797, with H.M.S. ‘Culloden’ astern of the enemy line’ The battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797, the British attack on the enemy's windward division |
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| Depicted place | Cabo de São Vicente, Portugal (37°01'21"N 08°59'25"W) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | between circa 1797 and circa 1800 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 27¼ x 46½in. (69 x 118cm.) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://www.charlesmillerltd.com/auction/lot/lot-181---a-set-of-three-pictures-commissioned-by-john-jervis-1735-1823-later-earl-st-vincent-to-commemorate-his-victory-at-the-battle-of-cape-st-vincent-14th-february-1797/?lot=14603 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 17:19, 3 October 2021 | | 1,181 × 699 (126 KB) | Broichmore | {{Artwork |artist = {{Creator:William Elliott}} |author = The battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797, the British attack on the enemy's windward division |description ={{en|1=The battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797, the British attack on the enemy's windward division <br /> painting by Lieutenant William Elliott, RN (fl.1784-91)<br /> commissioned by John Jervis (1735-1823), later Earl St. Vincent, to commemorate his victory at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 14th February... |
