Description: GEORGE BRYDGES RODNEY, 1ST BARON RODNEY Artist: From a Picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds in his Majesty's Collection at St. James's Palace. _________________ Engraver: E. Scriven IMAGE IS MUCH SHARPER AND CLEARER THAN SCAN SHOWS !! A HIGH QUALITY STEEL ENGRAVING BOOKPLATE FROM THE 1830'S!! PERFECT FOR FRAMING AS AN ART PRINT FOR YOUR DEN !! VERY ANTIQUE & OLD WORLD LOOKING. ITEM(s) OVER 160 YEARS OLD!! George Brydges Rodney (of Stoke-Rodney), 1st Baron Rodney (baptized Feb. 13, 1718, London, England, died May 24, 1792, London) English admiral who won several important naval battles against French, Spanish, and Dutch forces. The grandson and son of army officers, Rodney briefly attended Harrow and entered the navy in July 1732. During the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48), he took part in Admiral Hawke's victory off Ushant (Oct. 14, 1747) over the French fleet. In 1749 he was appointed governor and commander in chief of Newfoundland, with the rank of commodore. During the Seven Years' War Rodney had a share in the expedition against Rochefort (1757). In the next year he served under Boscawen at the taking of Louisburg (Cape Breton). In 1759 and again in 1760 he inflicted great loss on the French transports collected on the Normandy coast for an attack on Great Britain. In October 1761 he was appointed commander in chief of the Leeward Islands station and, within the first three months of 1762, had reduced the important island of Martinique, while both St. Lucia and Grenada had surrendered to his squadron. In 1764 he was created a baronet, and in 1771 he was appointed rear admiral of Great Britain. Rodney won his greatest victories against the European powers that opposed Britain in the American Revolutionary War. He captured a Spanish convoy off Cape Finisterre on Jan. 8, 1780, and eight days later defeated the Spanish admiral Don Juan de Langara off Cape St. Vincent, taking or destroying seven ships. On April 17 an action, which, as a result of the carelessness of some of Rodney's captains, was indecisive, was fought off Martinique with the French admiral Guichen. Rodney, acting under orders, captured the valuable Dutch island of St. Eustatius on Feb. 3, 1781. It had been a great entrepôt of neutral trade, and was full of booty, which Rodney confiscated. A running engagement with the French fleet on April 9, 1782, led up to his crowning victory (the Battle of the Saintes) off Dominica, when with 36 ships of the line he defeated the Count de Grasse, who had 34 ships (April 12), severely damaging French naval prestige. On his return to England Rodney received a barony and a pension of £2,000 a year. SIZE: Image size in inches is 4" x 5", overall page size is 6 1/2 " x 9 1/2". CONDITION: Condition is good. Nothing on reverse. SHIPPING: Buyers to pay shipping/handling, domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular mail. We pack properly to protect your item! An engraving is an intaglio process of printing, with the design to be produced is cut below the surface of the plate (made of copper, steel or wood), and the incised lines are filled with ink that is then transferred to paper. The portraits on our currency are good examples of engraved images. A Photogravure is an intaglio process in which the plate is produced photographically. Please note: the terms used in our auctions for engraving, heliogravure, lithograph, line drawing, photogravure etc. are ALL images on paper. THIS PRINT IS A RARE FIND! BID NOW!! THIS PORTRAIT IS NOT COMING BACK SOON !
Price: 10.99 USD
Location: Downers Grove, Illinois
End Time: 2024-02-05T16:02:03.000Z
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