Sujet

'Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar', 1782 (c1783). Artist: John Singleton Copley

Légende

'Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar', 1782 (c1783). General Sir George Eliott is on horseback pointing to the battle between the British and the Spanish land and sea forces. Eliott (1717-1790) played a prominent role in withstanding the Franco-Spanish siege of Gibraltar in 1779-1783, for which he was knighted. He was created Baron Heathfield in 1787.

Date

1783

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM19B02_098

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

30,0Mo (2,1Mo) / 31,9cm x 23,5cm / 3769 x 2779 (300dpi)

Mots clés

sea animal people male man men animals horses horse country Spain Spanish pointing guy smoke burning fire British geography color colour defiance fighting Scotland Gibraltar war location SCOTTISH century Britain rebellion general soldiers soldier revolution horseback concept battle battery Governor commander 18th century American Revolutionary War Eighteenth Century Scots siege Guildhall Library & Art Gallery American Revolution 1775-1783 American War of Independence 1775-1783 geographical feature Governor of Gibraltar TGN Sir George Augustus Eliott oil Siege of Gibraltar John Singleton Copley Lord Eliott Sir George Augustus George Augustus Eliott George Augustus Lord Heathfield Heathfield Baron Heathfield Copley John Singleton J. S. Copley R. A.