General Engagement, Viewed from an Eminence, South of the City

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Artist/Maker	Messrs. Cadell & Davies (publisher) Havell, Robert (etcher) Pocock, William Innes (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (printed)

Hand-coloured etching and aquatint entitled 'General Engagement, Viewed from an Eminence, South of the City', depicting the British bombardment of Algiers in 1816. Lettered with title and 'Drawn by W.I.Pocock Esqr. Religious, Military, & Civil Costume of the Natives. Engraved by R. Havell & Son. Published by Messrs. Cadell & Davies, for the Proprietor, May 15, 1817'.

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Categories	Prints War
Object type	Print
Titles	General Engagement, Viewed from an Eminence, South of the City (assigned by artist) The British bombardment of Algiers in 1816 (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Hand-coloured etching and aquatint Paper Printing Etching Aquatint
Brief description	Hand-coloured etching and aquatint by Robert Havell the elder, after a drawing by William Innes Pocock, entitled 'General Engagement, Viewed from an Eminence, South of the City', depicting the British bombardment of Algiers in 1816. British School, 1817.
Physical description	Hand-coloured etching and aquatint entitled 'General Engagement, Viewed from an Eminence, South of the City', depicting the British bombardment of Algiers in 1816. Lettered with title and 'Drawn by W.I.Pocock Esqr. Religious, Military, & Civil Costume of the Natives. Engraved by R. Havell & Son. Published by Messrs. Cadell & Davies, for the Proprietor, May 15, 1817'.
Dimensions	Height: 22.5 cm Width: 34.3cm Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Marks and inscriptions	Drawn by W.I.Pocock Esqr. Religious, Military, & Civil Costume of the Natives. Engraved by R. Havell & Son. Published by Messrs. Cadell & Davies, for the Proprietor, May 15, 1817. (Lettered)
Credit line	Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Subjects depicted	Military Army Algiers
Place depicted	Algiers
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	SP.459

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Record created	July 1, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1106669/general-engagement-viewed-from-an-print-havell-robert/

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