File:Toulon, 1793 RCIN 735020.a.jpg
Original file (2,250 × 1,580 pixels, file size: 1.2 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
 | This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. Information from its description page there is shown below. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. You can help. |
Summary
| Artist |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
| Title |
To the R,,t Hon,,ble Lord Hood, Vice Admiral of the Red, Sir Sydney Smith, Capt.n in his Majesty’s Navy Knight Commander Grand Cross of the Royal Military Order of the Sword, & the other British & foreign Officers who were employ’d in the defence of TOULON, this Plate representing the CONFLAGRATION effected there, on the Night of the 18 Dec.r 1793, under the Orders & immediate direction of Sir Sydney Smith by which the Naval Power of France received an important & decisive Blow, unparalleled in any former War, is respectfully inscribed, by Archibald Robertson. |
||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
English: A view of the destruction by the British fleet of the French ships and arsenal at Toulon on 18 December 1793 together with a printed sheet (RCIN 735020.b) with an explanation of the view. French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802): War of the First Coalition (1792-8). Toulon was the French navy's principal Mediterranean port; it was occupied by the British fleet, under the command of Admiral Lord Hood. Between September and December 1793 the French Revolutionary forces, to whom was attached Napoleon Bonaparte as a colonel of artillery, had surrounded the port. The British fleet, Sydney Smith (later Admiral Sir Sydney Smith) was ordered to burn as many French ships and stores as possible. This view is taken from the entrance to the inner road; the bright explosion in the centre is a powder magazine. Beyond it, and to the right, the French navy and arsenal can be seen in flames. The fortification to the right of the harbour is Le Gros Tour and, to the left, Forts Balaguir and Auguilette. The rows of soldiers on the banks overlooking the harbour to the left are the French artillery.
|
||||||||||||||||||||
| Depicted place | Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (43°07'00"N 05°56'00"E) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 1794 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Aquatint with etching and engraving | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 44.1 x 61.5 cm (image) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
| Accession number |
RCIN 735020.a |
||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://militarymaps.rct.uk/french-revolutionary-wars-1792-1802/toulon-1793-to-the-rt-honble-lord-hood-vice | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other versions |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
_ca_1790_1795.jpg)
Licensing
|
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. | ||||
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 13:29, 26 July 2021 | | 2,250 × 1,580 (1.2 MB) | Broichmore | {{Artwork |artist = {{Creator:Archibald Robertson}} |author = |title = To the R,,t Hon,,ble Lord Hood, Vice Admiral of the Red, Sir Sydney Smith, Capt.n in his Majesty’s Navy Knight Commander Grand Cross of the Royal Military Order of the Sword, & the other British & foreign Officers who were employ’d in the defence of TOULON, this Plate representing the CONFLAGRATION effected there, on the Night of the 18 Dec.r 1793, under the Orders & immediate directi... |
File usage
Global file usage
The following other wikis use this file:
- Usage on nl.wikipedia.org
