Title

'The Battle of La Hogue', c1781. Artist: Benjamin West.

Caption

'The Battle of La Hogue', c1781. Following the Battle of Barfleur, the remaining French fleet assembled in La Hogue, where it was attacked by the English fleet on 23 May 1692. It was the decisive naval battle of the Nine Years' War, also known as the War of the English Succession. From Old Naval Prints, by Charles N. Robinson & Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Limited, London, 1924]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1781

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C78_172

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

166,4Mb (12,7Mb) / 30,3in x 21,4in / 9075 x 6410 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation sea water boat boats ship ships British geography fighting war century Britain concept battle Navy B&W rescuing sailor MONOCHROME warfare sailors 17th century sailing ship naval warfare water transport warship black & white black and white B W 18th century Eighteenth Century seventeenth century Royal Navy The Print Collector geographical feature naval battle sea battle War of the Grand Alliance War of the League of Augsburg Battle of La Hogue Nine Years War engraving Benjamin West West Benjamin engraving