The Victory of Lord Duncan

Method Mezzotint
Artist James Ward after John Singleton Copley
Published London, Published Aug 1, 1800, by J.S.Copley, George Street, Hanover Square.
Dimensions Image 572 x 770 mm, Plate 650 x 810 mm, Sheet 660 x 830 mm
Notes Inscription below image reads: To the Right Honourable George John Spencer, Earl Spencer, Viscount Althorp, First Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, L.L.D. &c &c &c. This Work is by his Lordships permission, respectfully Dedicated by his Lordships much obliged and most humble Servant, J.S.Copley

Lord Duncan onboard Venerable, accepting the sword of Admiral de Winter, while a sailor carries away the Dutch flag, in the background the Dutch admiral's flagship, Vrijheid, is engulfed in flames.

Ex-collection: Hon.Christopher Lennox-Boyd.

Chaloner Smith 516 ii/iii

Condition: A good impression, light creases to image, inscription space toned, light foxing marks to margins, creases to bottom of inscription space
Framing unmounted
Price £1,500.00
Stock ID 31015

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