This engraving depicts the taking of the Spanish 64-gun ‘Princesa’ (spelt ‘Princessa’ in the print) off Finisterre on 8 April 1840 by the British ships ‘Lenox’, ‘Kent’ and ‘Orford’ (incorrectly named in the print as ‘Oxford’). ‘Princesa’ is shown port-broadside battered in the foreground with her masts broken and sails shot through, looking almost like a hulk. Meanwhile, one of the British ships is firing at her whilst the other two stay back. Engraving by Nathaniel Parr, after Peter Monamy. Printed by Bowles & Carver, and Robert Wilkinson.