A reproductive lithograph in reverse by Théodore Gudin after his painting ‘Incendie du Kent, 1825’ (1828), now in the collection of the Musée du Louvre (RF 90). It depicts the burning of the British East Indiaman ‘Kent’ on 28 February 1825 when a casket of spirits accidentally caught on fire during her third voyage to Bengal and China. The burning ship can be seen in port-quarter view, enduring violent waves. Many of the crew and passengers can be seen struggling towards the stern of the ship in an attempt to escape the fire and board the two overcrowded rescue boats beneath. Some figures have fallen into the waters. In the centre of the image, various figures can be seen clinging to the flagpole at the stern whilst a figure swings on a contraption of ropes towards one of the rescue boats. In the background on the left of the image can be seen a two-masted ship, probably the brigantine Cambria which came to her rescue, saving some 550 survivors. Another rescue boat is visible nearby.