Lot Essay
Mitchell produced illustrations for Brassey's Naval Annual and the Illustrated London News and numbered his works up to 3500
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William Frederick Mitchell (c. 1845-1914)
The storming and taking of Serapiqui on the River San Juan, Central America, by the Boats of H.M.S. Alarm and Vixen and the 3rd Company, 38th Regt., 11 February, 1848
signed and dated 'W F Mitchell/1882-1247', with inscription as title on the reverse;
watercolour heightened with white
20 x 28in. (508 x 712mm.)
The storming and taking of Serapiqui on the River San Juan, Central America, by the Boats of H.M.S. Alarm and Vixen and the 3rd Company, 38th Regt., 11 February, 1848
signed and dated 'W F Mitchell/1882-1247', with inscription as title on the reverse;
watercolour heightened with white
20 x 28in. (508 x 712mm.)