National Army Museum

The landing of the British troops in Egypt on the 8th March 1801

stipple engraving, coloured, engraving

Accession Number

NAM.1971-02-33-156-1

Description

The landing of the British troops in Egypt on the 8th March 1801. Coloured stipple engraving by Lewis Schiavonetti after P J Loutherbourg, published by Anthony Cardon 1804. Associated with the Battle of Aboukir, French Revolution, Egypt (1799-1801) 1801.

Events

Aboukir, Battle of, 1801 (Wars of the French Revolution, Egypt 1798-1801)

Units

Royal Navy

People

Smith, Sir William Sydney

Schiavonetti, Luigi

de Loutherbourg, Philippe Jacques

Cardon, Anthony

Dimensions

Width: 30 in Text: 21 in Part 1: 26.5 in Part 1: 38.5 in

Inscriptions

bottom left ‘LA DESCENTE des TROUPES ANGLAISES en EGYPTE / LE 8ME DE MARS 1801.’ bottom right ‘Painted by P J De Loutherbourg RA’ bottom left ‘Engraved by Lewis Schiavonetti VA’ bottom right ‘LONDON, Published as the Act directs, 1804, by Anthony Cardon, No 31, Clipstone Street, Fitzroy Square’ bottom ‘To the Officers of he Army and Navy by whose Conduct and Bravery the very important Expedition to Egypt was crowned with a Success which has diffused additional Lustre on His Majesty’s Arms / This Plate, representing the Landing in the Bay of Aboukir on the 8th of March 1801, is most respectfully Dedicated, by their most obedient and most humble Servant / Anthony Cardon.’