Cunningham Captures an English Packet - Engraving by Vinkeles, 1786
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Original copper engraving dated 1786 in which the privateer Cunningham captures an English packet boat in the English Channel, the two ships sailing beneath great banks of cloud. Drawing by J. Buys engraved by Reinier Vinkeles, as the caption states.
Original copper engraving dated 1786 in which the privateer Cunningham captures an English packet boat in the English Channel, the two ships sailing beneath great banks of cloud. Drawing by J. Buys engraved by Reinier Vinkeles, as the caption states.
The episode corresponds to the capture of a British packet on 2 May 1777 by the American privateer Gustavus Conyngham, one of the most celebrated blows struck by American privateering in European waters.
Medium: Copper engraving
Artist / after: J. Buys
Engraver / lithographer: Reinier Vinkeles
Date: 1786
Dimensions: 5.2 x 8.3 in (13.3 x 21.2 cm)
Condition: Good condition, with clean paper and wide margins.
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Original copper engraving dated 1786 in which the privateer Cunningham captures an English packet boat in the English Channel, the two ships sailing beneath great banks of cloud. Drawing by J. Buys engraved by Reinier Vinkeles, as the caption states.