About this image...

Image Title: John Paul Jones, Commodore Au Service Des Etats-Unis De L'amerique, 1780

Creator: Esnauts et Rapilly.,

Date: 178-

Summary: Print shows John Paul Jones, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, standing on board ship during battle, several pistols at his waist, right hand holds sword extended to the right, in medallion on pedestal.

Notes: Includes lengthy note describing the battle between the H.M.S. Serapis and the Bonhomme Richard on September 23, 1779. With additional text concerning Jones character.|Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 133b.

Subjects: Jones, John Paul,--1747-1792--Military service
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations--American

Original Media: Engraving

Collections: Popular Graphic Arts

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