Antique Prints - John Pine - Spanish Armada and the English Fleet off Dover

18th Century original engraving of the Spanish Armada

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The Spanish Armada and English Fleets between Dover and Calais from The Tapestry Hangings of the House of Lords Representing the Several Engagements of the English and Spanish Fleets in 1588. The English Fleet preventing the Armada returning to Spanish ports stand off Calais with the Spanish ships to the North in the English Channel.

These engravings were viewed and approved by Lord Charles Howard of Effingham (Lord High Admiral). They depict the scenes of the large scale tapestries displayed in the House of Lords from 1616 until they were lost in the fire of 1834. Drawn by C. Lempriere.

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Condition: Good, hand coloured.

John Pine 1690 - 1756
A line engraver, mainly of book plates. Ran a print shop in St. Martin's Lane London and was a friend of William Hogarth who introduced his portrait in 'Oh the Roast Beef of Old England' as the Friar.