The Entrance to the Tagus [Battle of St Vincent, 14 February 1797]
Inscribed 'Port of Lisbon' (partly scratched out) and 'N. Pocock Ft. 1799', lower right. Shown in the NMM Pocock exhib (1975), no.23, under the above title, this includes in the left distance Sir John Jervis and the Spanish Ships he captured at the Battle of St Vincent, 14 February 1797. Purchased by Spink's on behalf of Sir James Caird, for the Museum, at Christie's, 22 March 1935 (lot 22).[PvdM 10/08]
Object Details
ID: | PAJ2309 |
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Type: | Drawing |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Pocock, Nicholas |
Places: | Tagus River |
Date made: | 1799 |
People: | British Fleet |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Sheet: 650 x 900 mm; Mount: 905 x 1140 mm |