The Glorious First of June. Invincible 74, Juste 80, Montagne 120, Queen Charlotte 100, Jacobin 80, Tamise 32
A coloured aquatint, signed by the artist, of the chaotic battle scene on 1st June 1794 off Ushant when Earl Howe's Royal Navy fleet defeated the French.
Object Details
| ID: | PAG8931 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyllie, Harold; Ackermann, Arthur |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794 |
| Vessels: | Auguste (1778); Thames (1758) Montagne (1790) Queen Charlotte (1790) Invincible (1765) Juste (1784) |
| Date made: | May 1928 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 244 x 380 mm; Mount: 433 mm x 551 mm |