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Engagement of Frigates Java & Constitution — Plate 3
Plate 3 of the four-plate series after Nicholas Pocock, engraved by R. & D. Havell, showing HMS Java dismasted and compelled to surrender to USS Constitution.
Catalogue record
- Title
- Engagement of Frigates Java & Constitution — Plate 3
- Creator / artist
- Nicholas Pocock, from a sketch by Lieutenant Buchanan
- Engraver / lithographer
- Robert Havell and Daniel Havell (R. & D. Havell)
- Printer
- Not presently identified
- Publisher
- Messrs. Boydell & Co., No. 90 Cheapside, and Colnaghi & Co., Cockspur Street, London
- Date
- January 1, 1814
- Medium
- Colored engraving and aquatint (hand-colored aquatint)
- Dimensions
- COLLECTION COPY — RESEARCH ONGOING: pending direct measurement. REFERENCE COPY (Government Art Collection): approximately 35.6 × 45.3 cm.
Inscriptions
“Plate 3d. The JAVA totally dismasted endeavouring to Wear by the assistance of a Jury Staysail hoisted to the Stump of the Foremast & Bowsprit; the CONSTITUTION Crossing her Bow in a Raking Position Compels her to Surrender at 50 Min: past 5.” “Drawn & etched by N. Pocock from a sketch by Lieut. Buchanan.” “Engraved by R. & D. Havell.”
Verso markings
COLLECTION COPY — RESEARCH ONGOING: no verso markings recorded to date.
Provenance
Private Havell Collection.
Research notes
Plate 3 of a four-plate series depicting the engagement between HMS Java and USS Constitution, 29 December 1812. The plate shows Java dismasted, with Constitution crossing her bow in a raking position, compelling her surrender. Printer not presently identified. Collection-copy dimensions pending direct measurement.
Related works
Four-plate series depicting the engagement between HMS Java and USS Constitution (this is Plate 3).
Museum comparisons
REFERENCE COPY: Government Art Collection example, approximately 35.6 × 45.3 cm. REFERENCE COPY: New-York Historical Society / Irving S. Olds Collection.
References
Government Art Collection; New-York Historical Society / Irving S. Olds Collection.