Visit of William the Fourth when Duke of Clarence, as Lord High Admiral, to Portsmouth In the year 1827, with Views of the Russian Squadron, by Henry Moses. Plate 9 [?]: Cuttersand Steamer returning to Portsmouth that were appointed to meet H.R.H. the Duchess of Clarence, August 4th 1827.
Technique includes etching. One of a set of images by the London marine artist Henry Moses (c. 1782 - 1870), best known for his 1820s series, 'Sketches of Shipping', covering dock scenes on the Thames. See notes for PAD7999. Inscriptions along the bottom here identify ships of the Russian squadron behind the small craft: left to right, the 'Sisoy', 74 guns; 'Ezekiel, 74; 'Czar Constantine', 78; 'N. Cadimer' [? 'Vladimer'], 74; 'Azoff', 80.
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