Nicholas Pocock (British, 1740-1821)Boulogne Harbour, Napoleon's army to invade England encamped in the hills behind
signed and dated 'N Pocock 1805' (lower right), signed 'N Pocock' (lower left)
watercolour
13 x 20.5cm (5 1/8 x 8 1/16in).注脚Provenance
with David A. Cross Fine Art, Bristol.
with The English Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts.

A letter dated 19 December 1983 from Pieter van der Merwe at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, accompanies this work. The letter confirms that this watercolour is after a sketch by an officer who was on board HMS Euryalus at the time of the episode depicted. Pocock's watercolour was then engraved by Medland. This engraving is illustrated on p.481 of The Naval Chronicle, for 1805, Vol. 14, and is accompanied by the letter from the officer on board HMS Euryalus; a copy of this page is included with the lot's accompanying letter.