Fight for the Beacon
Drawing
ca. 1843 (drawn)
ca. 1843 (drawn)
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Pen and tinted drawing for a cartoon to depict the descent of pirates on the English coast during the reign of Henry VI.
Object details
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| Title | Fight for the Beacon (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and tinted drawing |
| Brief description | Pen and tinted drawing by Henry James Townsend as a study for the cartoon entitled 'Fight for the Beacon', depicting the descent of pirates on the English coast during the reign of Henry VI. Great Britain, ca. 1843. |
| Physical description | Pen and tinted drawing for a cartoon to depict the descent of pirates on the English coast during the reign of Henry VI. |
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| Object history | The cartoon, which measured 14 feet by 10 feet 6 inches, won a premium of £200 at the Westminster Hall competition of 1843. |
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| Accession number | FA.193 |
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| Record created | December 3, 2012 |
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