Lord Hood - from a painting by West in the possession of Sir John Dick / Miller del. ; Birrell sculp. – Historic Print
![Lord Hood - from a painting by West in the possession of Sir John Dick / Miller del. ; Birrell sculp., Pater-noster Row, [London] : Published by J. Fielding, 1785 June 21. — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/e8/e8a57923f1ad-L.webp)
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Lord Hood - from a painting by West in the possession of Sir John Dick / Miller del. ; Birrell sculp. comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Lord Hood - from a painting by West in the possession of Sir John Dick / Miller del. ; Birrell sculp.
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Engraved by Birrell after a painting by Benjamin West, this plate shows Samuel Hood, the Royal Navy officer who later became Viscount Hood. The source canvas was then in the possession of Sir John Dick, and J. Fielding published the engraving in London in June 1785. It appeared as a plate in John Andrews' multivolume *History of the War with America, France, Spain, and Holland*. Hood served in the American war, including at the Chesapeake in 1781 and the Battle of the Saintes in 1782, so the print honors a naval commander from a conflict that had ended only two years earlier.
| Created / published | Pater-noster Row, [London] : Published by J. Fielding, 1785 June 21. |
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| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1780-1790.Portrait prints 1780-1790.Engravings 1780-1790. |
| Notes | Title from item. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland : commencing in 1775 and ending in 1783 / John Andrews. London : J. Fielding, 1785-86, v. 4, opp. p. 270. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 113. |
| Subjects | Hood, Samuel Hood,--Viscount,--1724-1816. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 904 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-122509 |
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