The Admiral of the Guypuscoan Squadron, being set on fire, is taken by the English. From Tapestry hangings in the House of Lords

Plate V of a series of ten showing the events of the Spanish Armada. Taken from a series of tapestries that were commissioned by the commander of the fleet, Lord Howard, and hung in the House of Lords until the whole building was destroyed by fire in 1834.

Object Details

ID: PAI6234
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: C. Lempriere, C; Pine, John
Events: Anglo-Spanish War: Spanish Armada, 1588
Vessels: San Salvador (captured 1588)
Date made: 24 Jun 1739
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 418 mm x 641 mm
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