A View of the French Raft, as seen Afloat at St. Maloes, in February 1798. The machine is 600 Feet long and 300 broad, mounts 500 pieces of Cannon, 36 &48 pounders, and is to convey 15,000 Troops & for the Invasion of England.
Date:
1798
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint, hand-colored
Dimensions:
Plate: 9 3/4 x 16 3/4in. (24.8 x 42.5cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection