A joined panel of copper-plate printed cotton, printed in teal blue with a lively battle scene depicting French battleships bombarding the fortress of Gibraltar, with long boats in the foreground, the upper left corner with a cameo of General Elliot flanked by putti, the foreground with mermaids holding further camoes and commemorative banners--37½ x 26in. (95 x 66cm.), English, dated 1782

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A joined panel of copper-plate printed cotton, printed in teal blue with a lively battle scene depicting French battleships bombarding the fortress of Gibraltar, with long boats in the foreground, the upper left corner with a cameo of General Elliot flanked by putti, the foreground with mermaids holding further camoes and commemorative banners--37½ x 26in. (95 x 66cm.), English, dated 1782

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Lot Essay

One banner bears a partially legible inscription '...the desctruction of the Floating Batteries by ...Elliot and his brave garrison', celebrating an important victory over French and Spanish forces during 'The Great Siege of Gibraltar' (1779-83) and paying homage to General George Augustus Elliot, appointed govenor of Gibraltar in 1776

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