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The Pelican, Brig engaging Le Trompeur, French Privateer near Jamaica, Septr. 22nd, 1797

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The Pelican, Brig engaging Le Trompeur, French Privateer near Jamaica, Septr. 22nd, 1797; designed and engraved by W. Elmes. London, John Fairburn, 1798.

6 1/2" x 8 1/2". col. Aquatint.

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The death of Nelson

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Scene depicting the death of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805.

7" x 10". engraving.

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Lord Combermere, governor of Barbados, 1817-1820

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9 3/4" x 7 1/4". mezzotint.

Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere

Thought to be after a portrait in the National Portrait Gallery. Ref: D.N.B. Vol. IV p. 1244.

Incomplete letter with autograph of Combermere attached.

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