Frigate L'Alcmène against the Venerable - Hand-Colored Engraving
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Original antique hand-colored engraving of the action of the French frigate L'Alcmène against the English ship Le Vénérable on 16 January 1814: the two vessels dismasted and smoking after the cannonade, on a leaden sea. Drawn by Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio and engraved by Geille for the series "France Maritime", printed in Paris by Chardon.
Original antique hand-colored engraving of the action of the French frigate L'Alcmène against the English ship Le Vénérable on 16 January 1814: the two vessels dismasted and smoking after the cannonade, on a leaden sea. Drawn by Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio and engraved by Geille for the series "France Maritime", printed in Paris by Chardon.
Medium: Steel engraving, hand-colored
Artist / after: Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio
Engraver / lithographer: Geille
Date: 16 January 1814 (the action)
Source: France Maritime; printed by Chardon, Paris
Dimensions: 11.1 x 7.6 in (28.1 x 19.2 cm)
Condition: Good. Period color well preserved; paper with wide margins and light yellowing.
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Original antique hand-colored engraving of the action of the French frigate L'Alcmène against the English ship Le Vénérable on 16 January 1814: the two vessels dismasted and smoking after the cannonade, on a leaden sea. Drawn by Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio and engraved by Geille for the series "France Maritime", printed in Paris by Chardon.