Images Dated 10th October 2016

Francois-Jean de Beauvoir, Marquis de Chastellux, from Gallery of Historical Portraits'

KW327844 Francois-Jean de Beauvoir, Marquis de Chastellux, from Gallery of Historical Portraits, published c.1880 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francois Jean de Chastellux (1734-88); French soldier and major general in the American Revolutionary War; in 1779 he accompanied General Rochambeau in the French expeditionary forces aiding the American army; friend of Jefferson and Washington; in 1774 wrote philosophical essay on happiness De la Felicite Publique'; praised by Voltaire and resulted in the offer of a seat in the Academie Francaise in 1775; attempt to prove that there is progress and hope in the world;); Ken Welsh; English, out of copyright

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The Fighting Temeraire, 1839 (oil on canvas)

BAL444 The Fighting Temeraire, 1839 (oil on canvas) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); 90.8x121.9 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; (add.info.: Tugged to her Last Berth to be Broken up; The 98-gun ship Temeraire played a distinguished role in Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, after which she was known as the Fighting Temeraire'; the ship remained in service until 1838 when she was decommissioned and towed from Sheerness to Rotherhithe to be broken up;); English, out of copyright

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The sinking of the Mary Rose during the Battle of the Solent, 1545, 1778 (engraving)

BAL362926 The sinking of the Mary Rose during the Battle of the Solent, 1545, 1778 (engraving) (later colouration) by Basire, James (1730-1802) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Encampment of the English Forces near Portsmouth; The naval Battle of the Solent took place on 18 and 19 July 1545 fought between the fleets of Francis I of France and Henry VIII of England, in the Solent channel off the south coast of England between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight; The attacking fleet was repelled saving Portsmouth and England from French invasion; last moments of the Mary Rose; English warship; vice-flagship; sinking off Southsea Castle; with loss of most of the crew of 185 soldiers; 200 seamen and 30 gunners;); British, out of copyright

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