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The encampment of the English forces near Portsmouth, together with a view of the English and French fleets at the commencement of the action between them on the XIXst of July MDXLV ( Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL) Create new Wikidata item based on this file )
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James Basire (1730–1802) wikidata:Q3656063
James Basire
Alternative names
James Basire the Elder; James I Basire; James, I Basire; James, the elder Basire; John James Basire; James Basire Sr.; James Basire I
Description British drawer, printmaker and copper engraver
Date of birth/death 6 October 1730 Edit this at Wikidata 6 September 1802 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Lincoln's Inn Fields
Work period 1760 Edit this at Wikidata –1802 Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q3656063
after unknown 16th century artist
Title
The encampment of the English forces near Portsmouth, together with a view of the English and French fleets at the commencement of the action between them on the XIXst of July MDXLV
Description

The Cowdray engraving of the battle of the Solent , 1545 .

The encampment of the English forces near Portsmouth, together with a view of the English and French fleets at the commencement of the action between them on the XIXst of July MDXLV, by James Basire, engraved from a coeval painting, at Cowdray in Sussex, the Seat of Lord Viscount Montague.

The Cowdray engravings are a set of images recording Henry VIII’s campaign in France during the summer of 1544 and the events of 19th July 1545 in Portsmouth, the Solent and the Isle of Wight, showing the attempt by the forces of the French King, Francis 1st, to invade England and wrest the crown from Henry. One of the most notable events that occurred during the “Battle of the Solent” was the loss of King Henry VIII’s vice flagship, the Mary Rose, and her sinking is clearly shown in this picture.
Date 1778
date QS:P571,+1778-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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