Page of slight sketches of fighting vessels, including 'L'Espoir' and 'Al-de-Fonso', 1813 and 1814

No. 22 of 30 (PAH3772 - PAH3801)

The drawing is inscribed in the upper right 'L’Espoir – 18 going into Portsmouth harbour/Dr. 2d – 1813', and in the lower left 'Al De Fonso – Spanish man of war/going into harbour/ June 12th 1814'.

Object Details

ID: PAH3793
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Schetky, John Christian
Vessels: Espoir (1804); Al-de-Fonso (1814)
Date made: 1813-1814
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 258 x 366 mm
Parts: Album of Sketches by J.C. Schetky Marine Painter to George IV, William IV and Queen Victoria (Album)