Sir Robert Calders Action with the Combined Fleet of French & Spaniards on the 22,,d July 1805, as seen from the Frisk Cutter at an interval of the Fog clearing away., Robert Dodd, November 1805
A view of the action between a fleet of nineteen british ships, commanded by sir robert calder, and a franco-spanish fleet of twenty sail of the line, seven frigates, and other vessels, on 22 july 1805, resulting in a british victory with the capture of the firme and espana. Napoleonic wars (1803-15). George iii catalogue entry: naval engagement sir robert calder's action with the combined fleet of french and spaniards on the 22. D of july 1805, as seen from the frisk cutter at an interval of the fog clearing away: by r. Dodd, 1805. Date: November 1805. Dimensions: 47.6 x 71.0 cm (image). Medium: aquatint with etching and engraving. Depicted Place: Ferrol, Galicia, Spain. Collection: Royal Collection. Ferrol, 1805 RCIN 735120