an old picture of a large group of ships in a body of water
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127 - According to Auguste-Louis de ROSSEL de CERCY
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Estimate €200 - €300
Description
According to Auguste-Louis de ROSSEL de CERCY Naval battle fought on 21 July 1781 by Mr de La Pérouse, captain of ships. Paris, Mérigot the Younger, 1790. Etching, burin. 56 x 77 cm (image size). Stains. Gilt frame with friezes of pearls and ovals. Engraving by François Jacques Dequevauviller after the original painting ????? depicting the naval battle fought on 21 July 1781 by the Count de La Pérouse against six English warships, off the coast of Louisbourg on Île Royale (now Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia), during the American War of Independence.
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About the sale Old Master Paintings & Decorative Arts from the 16th to the 19th century
Auction location
Auction time 10/02/2026 at 1:30 PM
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