The King George disabled, and other Privateers in chase, with the Appearance of His Majesty's Ship the Russell at the time the Dartmouth was blown up, engaging the Gloriosa Octr 9th 1748 [1747]

An engraving of several ships giving chase. The ‘King George’ is shown starboard broadside in the foreground, left of centre. Two three-masted ships with the British Ensign flank either side of her. In the distance, several other ships are visible; notably, two ships on the far right are engaged in a skirmish, potentially showing the Spanish ‘Gloriosa’ and British ‘Dartmouth’. The inscription gives the wrong date, which should be 6 October 1747.

Object Details

ID: PAG8809
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Brooking, Charles; Boydell, John
Vessels: Dartmouth (1741); King George (1744) Glorioso (1740) Russell (1735)
Date made: 1753
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 411 x 550 mm; Mount: 478 mm x 630 mm