Image: Howe engaging the French 1st June

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Description: Lord Howe engaging the French Fleet under Adm Villaret on the 29th May, aquatint by Wells, after original by Nicholas Pocock (1794) published by Bunney, Thompson & Co. Vignette from Naval Chronicle: Howe's Queen Charlotte is shown on the starboard tack with double-reefed topsails and flying the Union Flag (as Commander-in-Chief) on the main, leading through the French line. She is followed by Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley's Bellerophon, raking the French to both sides.
Title: Howe engaging the French 1st June
Credit: http://www.philaprintshop.com/navalengage.html; another copy can be found at National Maritime Museum collection, PAD5462
Author: Nicholas Pocock, artist (1741-1821); Wells, engraver; published by Bunney, Thompson & Co
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License: Public domain
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