National Army Museum

Defence of the Breach at S Jean D’Acre by Sir Sydney Smith

engraving, engraving

Accession Number

NAM.1971-02-33-2-1

Description

Defence of the Breach at S Jean D’Acre by Sir Sydney Smith, 1799. Engraving by A Fogg after W Hamilton, published by A Fogg, 1802. Associated with the Siege of Acre, Wars of the French Revolution, Egypt (1799-1801) 1799.

Events

Acre, Siege of, 1799 (Wars of the French Revolution, Egypt 1798-1801)

People

Smith, Sir Sidney

Hamilton, William

Fogg, Anthony

Dimensions

Width: 23.75 in Text: 18.75 in Part 1: 21.25 in Part 1: 25 in

Inscriptions

bottom ‘DEFENCE of the BREACH at St Jean D’Acre by SIR SYDNEY SMITH’ bottom ‘DEDICATED (by permission) to his ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE WILLIAM FREDERICK. / by His Royal Highnesses most obedient and respectful servant / Anthony Fogg’ bottom left ‘Painted by Wm Hamilton, RA’ bottom ‘London, Published as the Act directs. 7 April, 1802 by A Fogg, 50 New Bond Street’ bottom right ‘Engraved by A Fogg, Historical Engraver to his royal highness Prince William Frederick’