English Regency naval officer and Spanish gentleman

English Regency naval officer and a Spanish gentleman after a duel with pistols. Admiral Bowsprit stands over the unconscious Castilian Rodrigo. An officer holds a pistol, while a Spanish second goes to help his friend. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Charles Williams from The Post Captain, or Adventures of a True British Tar by a Naval Officer, J. Johnston, London, 1817. Attributed to Alfred Thornton or John Mitford

1817 Admiral Bowsprit Adventures Of A True British Tar Alfred Thornton Aquatint Book Illustration Bookplate Castilian Charles Williams Comical Duel J. Johnston John Mitford Lord Nelson Napoleonic Wars Naval History Naval Officer Picaresque Rodrigo Rowlandson Imitation Royal Navy The Post Captain Unconscious

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