Irwin_John_Bevan_-_The_attack_on_Rhode_Island,_December_8th,_1776.jpg

Summary

Irwin John David Bevan : The attack on Rhode Island, December 8th, 1776 ( Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL) Create new Wikidata item based on this file )
Artist
Irwin John David Bevan (1852–1940) wikidata:Q43127454
Alternative names
Irwin Bevan; Warren (attributed); Irwin John Bevan; Warren
Description British artist and visual artist
Date of birth/death 1852 Edit this at Wikidata 1940 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth Wales
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q43127454
Title
The attack on Rhode Island, December 8th, 1776
Description
The attack on Rhode Island, December 8th, 1776. On 8 December 1776 a British Squadron under command of Commodore Sir Peter Parker consisting of HMS CHATHAM, Captain Andrew Snape Douglas; PRESTON Captain William Hotham; CENTURION, Captain Thomas Fitzherbert; RENOWN, Captain George Dawson; and EXPERIMENT, Captain Sir James Wallace and eight smaller vessels, convoying two brigades of British and two brigades of Hessian troops, in all 7,000 men, under General Clinton, made an attack on Rhode Island See also NHHC Photograph Collection.
Depicted place Rhode Island
Date Unknown date
Unknown date
Medium watercolour
Dimensions 10-1/4" (height) x 16-3/4" (width)
Accession number
1940.0829.000001
Credit line The Mariner’s Museum, Bailey Collection
Source/Photographer The Mariners' Museum and Park
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