Title
To the Rt Honble GENERAL SIR WILLM PITT K.B. COMMANDER IN CHIEF of the South Western District This Plate of the GRAND REVIEW at SANDHAM BAY in the Isle of Wight on the 4th June 1798 Is most respectfully inscribed by his much obliged and most obedt hble servant Richd Livesay. / Drawn by R. Livesay Drawing Master to the R.A. Portsmouth ; Engraved by J. Wells.
Creator
Wells, John, active 18th century-19th century, printmaker.
Publication details
[Portsmouth] : Publish'd as the Act directs January 1 1800 by R. Livesay Portsea., [January 1 1800]
Physical details
1 print : aquatint and etching with hand-colouring ; sheet 51.4 x 60 cm
Description
A bay curving out to the left with white cliffs; a fort on the left flying the union jack; corps of soldiers drawn up on the beach facing the sea and gathered in a round battery in the foreground and in the bushes behind it; officers on horseback riding on the ridge. Title broken by coat of arms.
Place
Isle of Wight (England)
Other persons
Pitt, William Augustus, approximately 1728-1809, addressee.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.15.14.e.