Detached Squadron attacking the Sandhamn Forts during the Bombardment of Sveaborg
This print shows (left to right) 'Cornwallis', 'Amphion', and 'Hastings' attacking the batteries of the Sandhamn Forts during the bombardment of Sveaborg in August 1855, as part of the Crimean War. Four Russian gunboats can be seen at the far right of the composition.
The print is inscribed: "Detached squadron attacking the Sandhamn forts during the bombardment of Sveaborg."
The print is inscribed: "Detached squadron attacking the Sandhamn forts during the bombardment of Sveaborg."
Object Details
| ID: | PAG9265 |
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| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Dutton, Thomas Goldsworthy; Day & Son |
| Places: | Unlinked place |
| Vessels: | Cornwallis (1813) |
| Date made: | 1821; 9-11 Aug 1855 1855 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 377 x 534 mm; Mount: 477 mm x 630 mm |