Sujet

'Black Joke engaging the Spanish Slave Brig El Almirante, 1 February 1829', 1830. Artist: Edward Duncan.

Légende

'Black Joke engaging the Spanish Slave Brig El Almirante in the Bight of Benin, 1 February 1829', 1830. Commanded by Lieutenant Henry Downes, the 'Black Joke' succeded in capturing the considerably larger Spanish ship. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd., London, 1925]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1830

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C81_401

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

41,2Mo (3,7Mo) / 40,4cm x 25,6cm / 4769 x 3018 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transport mer pays Espagnol paysage marin vie de marin bateau bateaux Britannique géographie couleur couleur capture combat maritime guerre endroit siècle La Grande-Bretagne concept bataille Marine esclavage guerre navigation du bateau guerre navale 19e siècle vaisseau de guerre dix-neuvie siècle histoire The Print Collector aquatint Henry Edward Duncan Basil Lubbock Duncan Edward Basil Lubbock Bight of Benin El Almirante HMS Black Joke Henry Downes Downes aquatint