LOT 525 ANTHONY FOGG (ACTIVE 1793-1806) AFTER WILLIAM HAMILTON (1751...
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ANTHONY FOGG (ACTIVE 1793-1806) AFTER WILLIAM HAMILTON (1751-1801) Defence of the Breach at St Jean D'Acre by Sir William Sidney Smith published by Anthony Fogg 7th April 1802 engraving 54 x 64 cm An energetic, capable and boastful naval commander, Sir Sydney Smith used his two ships to bring reinforcements to the beleaguered Turkish defenders of Acre and so stopped the advance of Napoleon's army through Syria; after a short siege the French marched away towards Egypt and ultimate surrender. Reference Collection NPG D1367 together with Michael Sloane (British fl. 1796-1802) Apprehension of Robespierre, July 27, 1794, after Jean Jacques Francois Le Barbier; stipple engraving on laid paper, published by Schiavonetti, London, January 1, 1798, 31.2x43.5cm (2)
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