an old picture of a large group of ships in a body of water
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129 - 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 18 December 1779 by Count de La Motte Picquet, squadron commander. Paris, Mérigot the Younger, 1790. Etching, burin. 56 x 77 cm (image area). Skinning. Gilded frame with pearl and ovule friezes. Engraving by François Jacques Dequevauviller after the original painting by the Marquis Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy depicting the naval battle that took place on 18 December 1779 off Fort Royal in Martinique, in which a British squadron of thirteen ships commanded by Hyde Parker faced off against La Motte-Piquet’s three ships, which were guarding the harbour entrance for a large convoy arriving from France
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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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