GENERAL G A ELLIOTT
engraving, engraving
Accession Number
NAM.2002-08-89-1
Description
GENERAL G A ELLIOTT. Uncoloured line engraving by Thornton, after Hamilton, 1782 (c). Depicts Gen Elliott standing on the quayside at Gibraltar, a boat is rowing towards the burning ships to rescue drowning Spanish sailors.
Events
Gibraltar, Siege of, 1779-83 (American War of Independence, Gibraltar 1779-1783)