Privateer Dappere Patriot Blown Up 1781 - Original Vinkeles Engraving

Original line engraving showing the blowing up of the Dutch privateer "De Dappere Patriot" in action against an English ship on 14 August 1781. Drawn by Jacobus Buys and engraved by Reinier Vinkeles and Cornelis Bogerts, with the Dutch title printed at the foot.

The numbering "XIV. D. Pl. IX" at the upper right shows it to be the ninth engraving of volume fourteen of a history of the Netherlands illustrated by Buys and Vinkeles, the team that dominated Dutch historical printmaking in the late 18th century.

Medium: Copper engraving (burin).
Artist / after: Jacobus Buys.
Engraver / lithographer: Reinier Vinkeles and Cornelis Bogerts.
Date: 18th century (the event, 14 August 1781).
Source: Book engraving, a history of the Netherlands.
Dimensions: 2.4 x 3.7 in (6 x 9.4 cm).
Condition: Good. Light toning of the paper and small foxing spots in the left margin.