An angel crowns Britannia as a reward for defeating France in the naval battle in the eastern Atlantic on 1 June 1794. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1803, after R. Smirke.

  • Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.
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1803
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37671i
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view An angel crowns Britannia as a reward for defeating France in the naval battle in the eastern Atlantic on 1 June 1794. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1803, after R. Smirke.

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An angel crowns Britannia as a reward for defeating France in the naval battle in the eastern Atlantic on 1 June 1794. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1803, after R. Smirke. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Above and below are portraits of the British seamen in roundels. The battle was known in Great Britain as the Glorious First of June

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London (Historic Gallery, Pall Mall) : R. Bowyer, 1803.

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1 print : engraving ; sheet 72.8 x 43 cm

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Commemoration of the victory of June 1st. MDCCXCIV. R. Smirke, R.A. delt. - the figures engraved by F. Bartolozzi R.A. Landscape & water Engd. by Landseer. Portraits of the Admls. of England by Ryder. - Portraits of the Capt. England by Stowe.

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Wellcome Collection 37671i

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