Loss of the Royal George at Spithead, 1782

Vignette. One of the engravings (originally, as here, on wood by Henry Vizetelly) used in Marryat's 'Poor Jack' (1840), but subsequently steel engraved in later editions.

Object Details

ID: PAD5961
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Vizetelly, Henry; Stanfield, Clarkson
Events: Loss of the Royal George, 1782
Vessels: Royal George (1756)
Date made: 1756; 29 Aug 1782
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 149 mm x 233 mm