COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Record
Accession number:
32915
Record number:
32915
JCB call number:
Fr782 L624v OVERSIZE
Image title:
Vüe de la descente des anglais à la rue des Cocotiers Isle de Saint Cristophe repoussée par M. le Cte: de flechin Mestre de camp en second au Regiment de tourainne le 28 Fer. 1782
Creator 1:
François Lescalet
Creator 1 role:
pinxit
Image date:
1782
Image function:
painting
Technique:
oil painting
Image dimension height:
41.4 cm.
Image dimension width:
57.2 cm.
Page dimension height:
46.1 cm.
Page dimension width:
59.8 cm.
Materials medium:
oil
Materials support:
paper
Languages:
French
Description:
View of the British departure from Saint Christophe or St. Kitts and Nevis. Also includes ships, soldiers, and dwellings.
notes:
Lescalet was a cabin boy on the warship Le Sceptre in the fleet of Admiral François de Grasse. In February 1782, a fleet of 50 French ships laid siege to the British garrison at Fort George, otherwise known as Brimstone Hill or the Gibraltar of the West Indies. After a month's siege, the English surrendered, but were allowed to leave as an undefeated force in full uniform in honor of their valiant defense of the island.
Time Period:
1751-1800
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1959.
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
geographic area:
Caribbean Islands
Subject Area:
Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject headings:
Anglo-French War, 1755-1763
Subject headings:
West Indies--History--1775-1783
Subject headings:
Saint Kitts, Battle of, 1782
Vüe de la descente des anglais à la rue des Cocotiers Isle de Saint Cristophe repoussée pa...
