The French and British fleets - The Battle of Groix. A large naval engagement which took place off the island of Groix on the Biscay coast of Brittany on 23 June 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars (after Richard Livesay)
John Wells (fl. London 1789 - 1809)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1796
Materials
wood, glass & paper
Measurements
300 x 760 mm; 440 mm (Height); 890 mm (Width)
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286018.2
Summary
Aquatint, coloured, The French and British fleets - The Battle of Groix. A large naval engagement which took place off the island of Groix on the Biscay coast of Brittany on 23 June 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars (after Richard Livesay) by J. Wells (d.1791).One of a pair of coloured aquatints by J. Wells after R. Livesay published by the latter in 1796. One of a pair of coloured aquatints by J. Wells after R. Livesay published by the latter in 1796. The two prints show position of the French and British fleets, June 1795, before the commencemant of action (CAL/D/128a). Both are in heavy enonized and gilt frames with a label; 'Presented by/LADY HARPUR CREWE/May 1906'
Makers and roles
John Wells (fl. London 1789 - 1809), engraver (printmaker) after Richard Livesay (1750 – Southsea 1826), artist