Possession of the North Gate of the City and Punto Castle

Druckgraphik

Object Details

• Location: Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Braunschweig
• Inventory number: JMason AB 1.42
• Measurements: Höhe: 462 mm (Platte) ; Breite: 657 mm ; Höhe: 565 mm (Blatt) ; Breite: 830 mm
• Material/Technique: Radierung, Kupferstich
• Inscription/Labeling: Inschrift: TO Geo.. Aug..tus Ellios Esq..r Maj.r Gen.l of His Majesty's Army, Colonel of Light Horse and Second in Command, on the Glorious Expedition against the Havannah, in the Year 1762; THIS PERSPECTIVE VIEW of His Majesty's LANDFORCES going in Flat Boats to take POSSESSION OF THE NORTH GATE of the CITY and PUNTO CASTLE, on th 14 of August, ALSO Tivo Sloops OF WAR, assisting to open the BOOMS: Is most humbly Inscribed By his devoted humble Servant, Philip Orsbridge.; 60; Plate 11; FORTITER ET RECTE [Inschrift]; Drawn on the Spot design'd and publish'd as the Act directs. [Künstler; Verlegeradresse]; London, Printed for John Bowles in Cornhil, Rob.t Sayer in Fleet Street, and Carington Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard. [Verlegeradresse]; Serres pinx.; Mason Sculp. [Künstler]

References and Relationships

• Related object and literature: Teil von: Die Belagerung von Havanna 1762 / Attacks and Reduction of the Havannah, J. Mason, P.Ch. Canot, 12 Bll. ; hat Vorlage: Nach einem Gemälde von D. Serres

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Druckgraphik (Gattung)
• Subject (what): Belagerung ; Küstenlandschaft ; Schiff ; Schlacht ; Soldat ; Stadt ; Wappen ; Seeschlacht ; Flotte ; Sieg ; Segel ; Armee ; Ankunft ; Landung ; Kriegsflotte
• Subject (where): Cuba; Kuba

Contributors, Places and Time

• Culture: Englisch
• Event: Herstellung
• (who): Bowles, Carington (Händler) ; Serres, Dominic (Maler) ; Bowles, John (Händler) ; Mason, James (Stecher) ; Orsbridge, Philip (Verleger) ; Sayer, Robert (Händler)
• (when): 1762-1766
• Event: Unspezifiziertes Ereignis
• (who): Heathfield, George Augustus Eliott (1717-1790) (Widmungsempfänger) ; Georg III. (Erwähnte Person) ; Orsbridge, Philip (1762/1766) (Verfasser des Textes (Inschrift)) ; Orsbridge, Philip (1762/1766) (Dedikator)

Further information

• Last update: 11.04.2025, 1:32 PM CEST