Britiske orlogsskip angriper danske fartøy rett utenfor København- Kampen om Københavns red.
About the object
aboutTrykk av "Slaget på Københavns red 1801" i ramme og glass. Bildet har fått ny bakplate, og denne bør festes bedre, da det er glipe mellom bakplate og ramme. Det er noen skader på papiret, mulige gamle vannskader. Deler av skriften under motivet er uleselig.
Primær, Innskrift: Attack on the DANES before COPENHAGEN
(..) Vice Admiral LORD NELSON of the NILE, SIR THOMAS GRAVES, KB the several Captains Officers Seamen & Marines under their Comand. THIS VIEW representing their (..)vision of the British Fleet as coming up of the Southward and commencing the Action with the Danish Line is most respectully enscribed by their obedient Servant Robt. Dodd.
Published by R. Dodd No. 41 Charing Cross (..)doors from the Admiralty, Oct. 1. 1802
HistoryDodd started his career as a landscape painter, but after gaining some recognition in this field, specialised in marine scenes. Living in Wapping, London, he had plenty of material to hand in the way of ships, docks and wharfs, and much of his work includes scenes of the River Thames and naval dockyards. Other themes include battles and actions of the French Revolutionary Wars and the American War of Independence, prominently including a large canvas of the battle of the First of June for the dining room of his local inn, the Half Way House, in Commercial Road, London; the paining is now at the National Maritime Museum. Although much of his work was subsequently engraved by other artists, he also engraved and published over 100 aquatints of his own work. His use of light effects, particularly the contrasts between the sun's rays and the dark clouds, or the fire against the smoke of battle, convey the drama and activity of a sea battle. Although technically accurate and meticulous, his artistic talents were somewhat eclipsed by the greatest of his peers, and it is his contribution to the historical record that is his greatest legacy.
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