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The Cutting of the SPANISH (late his MAJESTY's) FRIGATE the HERMIONE, out of Porto Cavallo in the Island of CUBA, / On the Morning of the 25th of October 1799 by CAP.TN SIR EDWARD HAMILTON BAR.T with the Boats of his MAJESTY'S FRIGATE the SURPRIZE.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Author
John William Edy (1760–1820)  wikidata:Q3374273
 
Alternative names
John William Edye; John William Edge; Edye; Edge; Edy
Description artist, engraver and painter
Date of birth/death 7 May 1760 Edit this at Wikidata 1820 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth Denmark Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1779 Edit this at Wikidata–1820 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
London Edit this at Wikidata
Authority control
creator QS:P170,Q3374273
After Thomas Whitcombe (1763–1824)  wikidata:Q2676635
 
Description British painter and printmaker
Date of birth/death circa 19 May 1763
date QS:P,+1763-05-19T00:00:00Z/11,P1480,Q5727902
 circa 1824
date QS:P,+1824-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Location of birth/death London Edit this at Wikidata unknown
Work location
Bristol, Wales, Devon, Plymouth, etc.
Authority control
creator QS:P170,Q4233718,P1877,Q2676635
John Harris (printseller)
Title
The Cutting of the SPANISH (late his MAJESTY's) FRIGATE the HERMIONE, out of Porto Cavallo in the Island of CUBA, / On the Morning of the 25th of October 1799 by CAP.TN SIR EDWARD HAMILTON BAR.T with the Boats of his MAJESTY'S FRIGATE the SURPRIZE.
Description
English: Printed title: The Cutting of the SPANISH (late his MAJESTY's) FRIGATE the HERMIONE, out of Porto Cavallo in the Island of CUBA, / On the Morning of the 25th of October 1799 by CAP.TN SIR EDWARD HAMILTON BAR.T with the Boats of his MAJESTY'S FRIGATE the SURPRIZE. [bottom centre, below view]

Additional text: [bottom centre, below title, an account of the action. Text begins:] The Hermione was laying in the Harbour of Porto Cavallo, nearly ready for Sea ...

A view of the taking of the Spanish frigate Hermione from the Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, 25 October 1799. French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802): Anglo-Spanish Wars (1796-1802).

Hermione was a British ship which had been captured by the Spaniards and was now re-taken by the British.

The lettering of the text is faintly engraved, and the upper-case letters are engraved in outline, suggesting the possibility that this is a proof impression.

The companion print is at RCIN 735080.b.

ohn Harris (active 1771-1812) (publisher) [bottom centre, below edge of view:] London, Published July 1. 1800. by John Harris Printseller. No 3. Sweetings Alley Cornhill & No 8. Old Broad Street.

After Thomas Whitcombe (?1763-1824) (artist) [bottom left, below edge of view:] T. Whitcomb Pinxt

John William Edy (1760 or 1762-1820) (aquatinter) [bottom right, below edge of view:] J. W. Edy Aquatinta

Sir Edward Hamilton (1772-1851) (dedicatee)
Depicted place Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
Date 1 July 1800
date QS:P571,+1800-07-01T00:00:00Z/11
Medium Aquatint with etching and engraving
Dimensions 46.0 x 67.5 cm (image)
institution QS:P195,Q1459037
Accession number
RCIN 735080.a
Source/Photographer https://militarymaps.rct.uk/french-revolutionary-wars-1792-1802/porto-cavallo-1799-the-cutting-of-the-spanish
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