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Artist
Robert Pollard  (1755–1838)  wikidata:Q16858216
 
Robert Pollard
Alternative names
Robert, I Pollard; Robert Pollard I; Robert I Pollard
Description British painter, engraver, printseller, drawer and graphic artist
British engraver
Date of birth/death 1755 Edit this at Wikidata 1838 / 23 May 1839 / 23 May 1838 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Newcastle upon Tyne Edit this at Wikidata London Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Islington (1781–1810); London (1810–) Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q16858216
After Nicholas Pocock  (1740–1821)  wikidata:Q1859751
 
After Nicholas Pocock
Alternative names
Nicholas Pococke; Pococke; Pocock; N. Pocock
Description British painter
Noted for detailed paintings of naval battles during the Age of Sail
Date of birth/death 2 March 1740 Edit this at Wikidata 9 March 1821 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Bristol, England, UK Raymead, Cookham, Berkshire, England, UK
Work location
London Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q4233718,P1877,Q1859751
William Faden  (1749–1836)  wikidata:Q8008902
 
Alternative names
Faden & Jefferys
Description British cartographer and publisher
Date of birth/death circa 1750
date QS:P,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
 21 March 1836 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Edit this at Wikidata Shepperton Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
From 1771: "Geographer to the King and to the Prince of Wales"
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q8008902
Title
The Situation of His Majesty’s Ship the Mermaid on the 10,th of Oct,r 1795, at Requin on the Windward Coast of Grenada, run aground in Chase of the French Corvette Brutus, (afterwards named the Warre, by the Legislature of Grenada) in endeavouring to prevent the landing / of Troops and Ammunition to the Aid of a most brutal & ferocious Enemy.
Description
To the President, Council and Inhabitants composing the Colony of Grenada, this small token of Gratitude is very respectfully dedicated by Their most faithful Servant Henry Warre.
Depicted place Grenada, Windward Isles (12°07'00"N 61°40'00"W)
Date 12 February 1798
date QS:P571,+1798-02-12T00:00:00Z/11
Medium Aquatint with etching and engraving; some roulette work
Dimensions Sheet: 415 x 625 mm; Mount: 607 mm x 835 mm
institution QS:P195,Q1199924
Accession number
PAH7889
Source/Photographer https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/147836.html
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