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Napoleonic naval art prints of the Battle of
Trafalgar, Battle of the Nile, Battle of Copenhagen, Battle of Cape St. Vincent
and the Glorious 1st of June by military artist Nicholas Pocock.
Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805 - The Close of
Action by Pocock The aerial view shows the scene of devastation at around 6pm with the
British ships lying alongside their prizes in the foreground, and the
remaining French ships fleeing in the distance.
HMS Defence at the Battle of the Glorious 1st June 1794
by Nicholas Pocock One of the most realistic pictures of a sea battle ever painted, the
British ship, the Defence, totally dismasted but refusing to surrender,
she is being attacked by a French two-decker on the left and L Achille on
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| HMS Defence at the Battle of the Glorious 1st June 1794 by Nicholas Pocock. One of the most realistic pictures of a sea battle ever painted, the British ship, the Defence, totally dismasted but refusing to surrender, she is being attacked by a French two-decker on the left and L Achille on the right. Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 18 inches (76cm x 46cm). Price £45.00
Open edition print. Image size 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30cm x 20cm). Price £13.00 ITEM CODE DHM0143 |
| HMS Captain Capturing the San Nicholas by Nicholas Pocock. During the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, Nelsons ship the Captain (a 74 gun ship) is shown on the left, and has run alongside the 80 gun San Nicholas. The manoeuvre came to be known as Nelsons Patent Bridge for Boarding First Rates. Open edition print. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (58cm x 38cm). Price £38.00
Open edition print. Image size 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30cm x 20cm). Price £13.00 ITEM CODE DHM0144 |
| Duckworths Action at San Domingo, 6th February 1806 by Nicholas Pocock.
Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 19 inches (76cm x 48cm). Price £45.00 ITEM CODE DHM0153 |
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HMS Captain Capturing the San Nicholas by Pocock
During the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, Nelsons ship the Captain (a 74
gun ship) is shown on the left, and has run alongside the 80 gun San
Nicholas. The manoeuvre came to be known as Nelsons Patent Bridge
for Boarding First Rates.
The Battle of Copenhagen, 2nd April 1801 by Pocock Battle of the Nile, 1st August 1798 by Pocock
Nelsons annihilation of the French Fleet at Aboukir Bay was complete,
but for the escape of Admiral Villeneuve who would again confront his
nemesis just seven years later at Trafalgar. Doubled by the
British ships and ravaged by their relentless gunnery, the French faced
utter defeat as the battle raged into the night. At the centre of the
French line lay the massive three decker L Orient. The British
Alexander positioned herself astern of L Orient and began to fire
mercilessly into her fragile stern galleries. Within a short time,
a terrible fire started that raged through her hull, eventually reaching
her powder magazine, causing a massive explosion that literally blew L
Orient to pieces. In this scene, shortly before the explosion,
Alexander can be seen astern of the burning L Orient, minus her maintop,
and trying to move away in the intense heat. To her port, the
British Majestic is also starting to slip away while, in the foreground,
the French Franklin is ablaze and threatened with being caught in the
imminent blast. At the extreme right of the picture, crews are
racing to remove sails from the British Orion to lessen the risk of fire
in the event of L Orients spectacular demise.
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