Edward Duncan after W. J. Huggins.
To Commodore Francis Augustus Collier C. B. This plate representing H.M. Brig "Black Joke" L.t Henry Downes (Tender to H.M.S. Sybille) engaging the Spanish Slave Brig "El Almirante" in the Bight of Benin, Feb.y 1st 1829 which she captured after a chase of thirty one hours and close action of one hour and twenty minutes, it is most respectfully dedicated.
A hand coloured aquatint by Duncan after Huggins, published in London in 1830. |