Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
ca. 1770
1864.5
Marble
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Luce Center
Attack on the American Privateer "General Armstrong" at Fayal (Faial), Azores, Portugal
Title
Attack on the American Privateer "General Armstrong" at Fayal (Faial), Azores, Portugal
Date
1814
Medium
Black ink, wash, and graphite with scratching out on paper, inlaid into a larger sheet
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 8 in. (15.2 x 20.3 cm)
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Description
Marine
Credit Line
Naval History Society Collection
Object Number
1925.140
Marks
Signed at lower left in black ink: "T Birch";
below in graphite: "T Birch.";
inscribed at lower center in graphite: "Genl Armstrong -- at Fayal"
Inscriptions
Signed at lower left in black ink: "T Birch"; below in graphite: "T Birch."; inscribed at lower center in graphite: "Genl Armstrong -- at Fayal"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
