Robert Cleveley, 1747–1809, British, The Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1797
- Title:
- The Battle of Cape St. Vincent
- Date:
- 1797
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, graphite and black ink on medium, moderately thick, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 4 1/8 x 8in. (10.5 x 20.3cm), Contemporary drawn border: 4 5/8 × 8 5/8 inches (11.7 × 21.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscription on mount in brown and black ink, lower left: The centre of the British line | tacking after having cut off | hart of the Spanish Fleet 14. Feb 1797 | By R Cleavely late marine | draughtsman to the King | When in the navy. "
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.5793
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- fleet | marine art | military art | sea | ships | smoke
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8043
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