National Army Museum

The Siege of Copenhagen

aquatint, coloured, print

Accession Number

NAM.1971-02-33-120-1

Description

The Siege of Copenhagen. Coloured aquatint by R Pollard and J C Stadler after Capt Cockburn, published by Boydell and Co 1807. One of a set of five. The situation of the English fleet and transports, preparatory to and during the bombardment of the Windmill Battery and the village of Fredericsberg, 1807. Associated with the Expedition to Copenhagen, Napoleonic Wars, Denmark (1807).

Events

Copenhagen, Expedition to, 1807 (Napoleonic Wars, Denmark 1807)

Units

Royal Navy

People

Stadler, Joseph Constantine

Pollard, Robert

Boyd and Company

Cockburn

Dimensions

Width: 19.5 in Text: 13.75 in Part 1: 19.25 in Part 1: 27 in

Inscriptions

bottom ‘Drawn by Captn Cockburn of the Royal Artillery’ bottom left ‘Engraved by R Pollard and J C Stadler’ bottom right ‘Respectfully dedicated by BOYDELL AND CO to Lord Cathcart Admirl Gambier the Officers Soldiers and Seamen employed in this undertaking / This View shows the situation of the ENGLISH FLEET AND TRANSPORTS, preparatory to and during the BOMBARDMENT the WINDMILL BATTERY and the VILLAGE of FREDERICSBERG.’ bottom ‘Pubd Nov 2 1807 by BOYDELL AND Co No 90 Cheapside London’ bottom top ‘PLATE 1’