The Memorable Victory of the Nile
Framed aquatint entitled "The Memorable Victory of the Nile". The print has the following inscription: "View of the Memorable Victory of the Nile, gained in August 1798, over the French by the British fleet in Aboukir Bay...on the 2nd August at the time Le Genereux, Le Guillaume Tell, La Justice and La Diane were escaping pursued by the zealous".
Object Details
ID: | PAJ2901 |
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Type: | |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Ellis, William; Francis Chesham George Riley |
Places: | Aboukir Bay |
Date made: | November 1799 |
People: | Francis Chesham; Ellis, William George Riley |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Image: 183 x 374 mm; Frame: 390 x 500 mm |