PUBLISHER: London. Pub.d Oct. 22, 1779 by Thos. Macklin, No. 1 Lincolns Fields Inn.
MEDIUM: Engraving,
DATE: 1779.
EDITION SIZE: Image size, oval, 8 1/4 x 6 3/4" (21 x 17 cm).
DESCRIPTION: From an original drawing taken from the life, on board the Serapis.<br><br> John Paul Jones, 1747-1792. One of America's first great naval commanders..<br><Br> On September 23 1779, his ship, Bon Homme Richard engaged the HMS Serapis and fought a long and bloody battle. At one point Captain Richard Pearson, commanding "Serapis", called out to Jones, asking if he surrendered. Jones' reply: "I have not yet begun to fight!" Eventually Capt. Pearson tore down his colors and surrendered. This image depicts Jones in a caricature format, as a rough and tumble sailor. At the time many English considered him to be a pirate and some of the prints published, such as this, depicted him as a less then honorable figure.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition save for some surface soiling. B/W
REFERENCE:
Login / Register
Basket
