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Artist/Maker
Robert Dodd
(British, 1748 - 1816)
Engraver
F. Chesham
(British)
Engraver
John Peltro
(British)
Publisher
Robert Sayer
(British, 1725 - 1794)
Publisher
John Bennett
DateMarch 21, 1783
MediumEngraving
DimensionsComposition: 16 7/8 × 23 5/16 in. (42.9 × 59.2 cm)
Plate: 19 1/16 × 24 7/16 in. (48.4 × 62.1 cm)
Sheet: 21 1/2 × 27 9/16 in. (54.6 cm, 27 9/16 in.)
Credit LineThe Beinecke Lesser Antilles Collection of Hamilton College
Object number1971.46
Not on view
DescriptionBattle of the Saintes, American Revolution. Fought between Great Britain and France.
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Additional Details
Published References
Hough, Samuel J. and Penelope R.O. Hough, THE BEINECKE LESSER ANTILLES COLLECTION AT HAMILTON COLLEGE: A CATOLOGUE OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PRINTS, MAPS, AND DRAWINGS (Trustees of Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, 1994), 331, catalogue no.P8.
Signature
Signed in typeset at lower left: Robt. Dodd Pinx [illegible]
Inscribed
Inscribed in typeset at lower right: Fra[t{?} illeg.] Chesham & John Peltro Sculpt.; in typeset at lower center: London. Printed for R. Sayer and J. Bennett, No. 53, Fleet Street as the Act directs, 21st. of March 1783.; on verso at lower center in pencil: Action of April 12th 1782 / between Dominica & Guadeloupe / Proof before Letters [in a later hand] / 7.... [illegible] Le.... [illegible]; in pencil on verso at lower right: D4
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