Combat Memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones, September 23, 1779 (Memorable Battle Between the Pearson and the Paul Jones)
Artwork Details
- Title: Combat Memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones, September 23, 1779 (Memorable Battle Between the Pearson and the Paul Jones)
- Series/Portfolio: Collection des Prospects
- Engraver: Balthasar Friedrich Leizel (German, active 1751–1800)
- Artist: After Richard Paton (British, London 1717–1791 London)
- Publisher: Academie Imperiale, Augsburg (German, founded 1755)
- Date: ca. 1780
- Medium: Hand-colored etching and engraving
- Dimensions: Image: 9 11/16 × 14 7/8 in. (24.6 × 37.8 cm)
Sheet: 12 7/16 × 17 7/16 in. (31.6 × 44.3 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
- Object Number: 83.2.2064
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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