John Boydell - Cape St Vincent, 1797 RCIN 735048.c

PL. III.
A view of the British fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir John Jervis (1735-1823), and including the Captain (Commodore Horatio Nelson) pursuing and defeating the larger Spanish fleet, commanded by Don José de Cordova off Cape St Vincent on 14 February 1797. Anglo-Spanish War (1796-1808).
Ships L-R: HMS Goliath, Diadem, Barfleur, Victory, Salvador, Namur, San Ysidro, Captain, San Nicolas, San Josef, Excellent, Santíssima Trinidada (Santísima Trinidad).

The lettering of the title on the Royal Collection example is very faintly engraved, and the principal letters are engraved in outline, perhaps indicating that it is a proof copy. It is one of a set of three engravings; see also RCINs 735048.a and b.