18th Century Sir Edward Hawke, Baron Hawke. Royal Navy Officer Print - Commemorative portrait - 17.5 x 13 cm - 7.25 x 4 inches

Antique copperplate print c.1775 with nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain. Printed for T Hinton at the King’s Arms, Newgate Street. The item is unsigned. No questions asked return policy - see below. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Hawke is best known for his defeat of the French fleet in Quiberon Bay in November 1759 - an extremely hazardous action fought close in on a rocky coast, in the fading light of a November evening. This crowned an already distinguished active career in which he had been knighted in 1747, as a very junior rear-admiral, for his victory over the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre. He was later First Lord of the Admiralty, 1766-71 and became Admiral of the Fleet in 1768, but was five years into retirement before George III (who disapproved of his political views) eventually made him 1st Baron Hawke. **AUTHENTICITY:**  This is an authentic historic print, published at the approximate date stated above. We do not sell reproductions. This is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication, not that the print is unique. 'Print' means any image created by applying an inked block to paper or card under pressure by any method including wood engraving, steel engraving, copperplate, wood cut and lithography. **CONDITION:** Good. Virtually all antiquarian prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. **RETURNS POLICY:** No questions asked returns policy. Buyer pays return shipping and posts back in original condition, suitably packed & insured, within 14 days of receipt.