Original antique 18th-century engraving with an English privateer cutter attacking a Dutch merchant sloop, an English corvette in the distance; the three vessels are identified in the caption at the foot. Engraved by Thomas Charles Naudet after a drawing by Freret and published in Paris by Jean, rue Jean de Beauvais no. 32. An engraving of great documentary value for the rig of privateering craft.
Original antique 18th-century engraving with an English privateer cutter attacking a Dutch merchant sloop, an English corvette in the distance; the three vessels are identified in the caption at the foot. Engraved by Thomas Charles Naudet after a drawing by Freret and published in Paris by Jean, rue Jean de Beauvais no. 32. An engraving of great documentary value for the rig of privateering craft.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper
Artist / after: Freret
Engraver / lithographer: Thomas Charles Naudet
Date: 18th century
Source: Chez Jean, rue Jean de Beauvais no. 32, Paris
Dimensions: 11.0 x 8.1 in (28 x 20.6 cm)
Condition: Very good. Clean laid paper, with the plate mark well defined and wide margins.