John William Edy, 1760–1820, Danish, View of His Majesty's Ship Boyne of 98 Guns, on Fire by Accident at Spithead, May 1, 1795, 1797
- Title:
- View of His Majesty's Ship Boyne of 98 Guns, on Fire by Accident at Spithead, May 1, 1795
- Date:
- 1797
- Materials & Techniques:
- Aquatint and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 1/8 × 18 11/16 inches (35.9 × 47.5 cm), Image: 12 9/16 × 17 1/2 inches (31.9 × 44.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
Lettered in black ink, lower left: "Drawn by Captn. T. M. Waller RN. | Plate 1."; lower center: "View of His Majesty's BOYNE of 98 Guns, on FIRE by Accident at Spithead, May 1, 1795. | Publish'd July 1, 1797, by T. Whitewood Junr. Town of Portsea."; lower right: "Prince Arethusa J. W. Edy fecit"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.14448
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- accident | Blue Ensign | channel (water body component) | coats | costume | fire | flags | fleet | galleons | hills | historical subject | landscape | marine art | masts | oars | rowboats | rowing | Royal Navy | sails | sea | seamen | ships | shipwreck | smoke | tricornes | warships
- Associated Places:
- England | English Channel | Hampshire | Spithead | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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