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The Bellerophon at Plymouth Sound in 1815, 1834-36

Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) (after). English. Medium: engraving. Date: 19th Century. Engraved by Edward Goodall (1794-1870) for Scott's Prose Works, published in 1834-36; Walter Scott (1771-1832); Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was taken from Dartmouth to Plymouth on the 26th July, 1815; picture shows boatloads of curious people coming out to see if they could glimpse the captured emperor; Provenance: Private Collection.