"A newly invented French telegraph (semaphore) stands on the coast, with the head of Fox, in back view but looking to the right with a fiercely determined expression. The crossbeam represents his arms and the arms of the semaphore; the raised right hand holds a lantern which lights up the French fleet (in full sail for England) and a fort on the French coast flying a large tricolour flag inscribed 'République'. The left hand points downwards and to the left to a dark cluster of roofs and spires dominated by St. Paul's. The base of the telegraph is circular and of brick. An arched opening shows the interior, in it is a pile of daggers. In the sky is a waning moon."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 26th, 1795, by H. Humphrey, No. 37 New Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Subject (Topic):
Flags, French, Forts & fortifications, Lanterns, Ships, and Telegraph
"A boarding party on the deck of a French ship engaged in a furious mêlée. Mr. B. lunges forward, piercing an officer through the heart with his sword. A burly sailor stretches over his head to strike aside a spear which a Frenchman is about to plunge into the boy. Men are partly hidden by smoke; cannon-balls are in the air, dead or dying men on the ground. Frenchmen use muskets, English sailors axes and swords. Below: '"the pulse's maddening play That thrills the wanderer of the trackless way That for it self can woo the approaching fight And turn what some deem danger to delight No dread of death, if with us die our foes Save that it seems e'en duller than repose," Byron."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text above image., Print signed using Frederick Marryat's device: an anchor tilted diagonally., Artist identified in the British Museum catalogue., Two columns of verse below image: "the pulse's maddening play that thrills the wanderer of the trackless way ... Byron., Plate numbered in upper right corner: P. 5., and Earlier state. For 1835 reissue by Thomas McClean cf. no. 14094 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Naval warfare, Ships, French, Sailors, and British
First bravery of Philippe the Fiery-Faced, Duc' of Orlean's
Description:
Title from item., Attributed to Gillray in an unverified card catalog record., Publication date from an impression in the Library of Congress., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on bottom., One line of text below title: where the Duc' upon the begining [sic] of the engagement, cried out in the greatest terror for the crew to carry him below deck ..., Companion print: Second bravery of Philippe the Fiery-Faced, Duc' of Orxxxn's., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: French naval uniforms -- French military uniforms -- Naval battles: French vs. English -- Cannons -- French ships -- Battles: Ouessan (Ushant)., Watermark: J Whatman., and Window mounted to 32 x 43 cm., matted to 47 x 61 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d', 1747-1793
