Original copper engraving with the taking of Captain Jarry's Flushing privateer by an English warship, amid the smoke of the guns and in a heavy sea. Drawing by J. Buys engraved by Reinier Vinkeles, with the caption in Dutch.
Original copper engraving with the taking of Captain Jarry's Flushing privateer by an English warship, amid the smoke of the guns and in a heavy sea. Drawing by J. Buys engraved by Reinier Vinkeles, with the caption in Dutch.
The episode took place off the coast of Hull in 1783, during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War; the privateer captain Nicolaas Jarry was killed in it.
Medium: Copper engraving
Artist / after: J. Buys
Engraver / lithographer: Reinier Vinkeles
Date: 18th century
Dimensions: 4.9 x 8.3 in (12.5 x 21 cm)
Condition: Good condition, with clean paper and wide margins.