Admiral Richard Howe, Earl Howe (1726-1799) - Earl Howe's Victory. June 1st 1794 (after Robert Cleveley)
Benjamin Thomas Pouncy (d. Lambeth 1799)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, paper and glass
Measurements
495 x 775 mm
Order this imageCollection
Arlington Court, Devon
NT 985706.1
Summary
Print, engraving, Admiral Richard Howe, Earl Howe (1726-1799) - Earl Howe's Victory. June 1st 1794 (after Robert Cleveley). by Benjamin Thomas Pouncy (d. Lambeth 1799) One of a pair of similar engravings. Chichester. The Glorious First of June was the first and largest fleet action of the naval conflict between the Great Britain and the First French Republic during the French Revolutionary Wars. The British Channel Fleet under Admiral Lord Howe attempted to prevent the passage of a vital French grain convoy from the United States, which was protected by the French Atlantic Fleet, commanded by Rear-Admiral Villaret-Joyeuse. The two forces clashed in the Atlantic Ocean, some 400 nautical miles (741 km) west of the French island of Ushant on 1 June 1794.
Makers and roles
Benjamin Thomas Pouncy (d. Lambeth 1799), engraver (printmaker) Robert Cleveley (Deptford 1747 - Dover 1809), original artist