Title
Felicia Dorothea Hemans
Caption
Felicia Dorothea Hemans (1793-1835), English poet. Remembered today mainly for her poem 'Casabianca' (The boy stood on the burning deck/Whence all but he had fled). At the Battle of the Nile (1798) Giocante, the 12-year old son of Luce Julien Joseph Casabianca, remained at his post on the deck of his father's burning vessel L'Orient, the French flagship. He perished when the fire reached the magazine and the ship exploded. Engraving, 1836.
Date
1836
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07111_009505P
License type
Rights managed
Available size
35,0Mb (2,6Mb) / 11,5in x 11,8in / 3453 x 3543 (300dpi)