'Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar', 1782 (c1783). Artist: John Singleton Copley
/2328944.jpg "'Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar', 1782 (c1783). Artist: John Singleton Copley")
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'Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar', 1782 (c1783). General Sir George Eliott is on horseback pointing to the battle between the British and the Spanish land and sea forces. Eliott (1717-1790) played a prominent role in withstanding the Franco-Spanish siege of Gibraltar in 1779-1783, for which he was knighted. He was created Baron Heathfield in 1787.
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Creator
- John Singleton Copley, attributed to: British; American: Artist, painter
Subject
- Sir George Augustus Eliott: British: Admiral
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3769x2779
File Size : 30,686kb
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- 10045
- 0220006625
- 10045
- 2-328-944
- 2328944
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