End of the Irish Invasion or the Destruction of the French Armada, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraver, London, engraving 1797, french warships being tossed about during a storm blown up by Pitt, Dundas, Grenville and Windham, whose heads appear from the clouds. Charles Fox is the figurehead on Le Revolutionaire which is floundering with broken mast. The Revolutionary Jolly Boat is being swamped, throwing Sheridan, Hall, Erskine, M.A. Taylor and Thelwall overboard.
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End of the Irish Invasion or the Destruction of the French Armada, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraver, London, engraving 1797, french warships being tossed about during a storm blown up by Pitt, Dundas, Grenville and Windham, whose heads appear from the clouds. Charles Fox is the figurehead on Le Revolutionaire which is floundering with broken mast. The Revolutionary Jolly Boat is being swamped, throwing Sheridan, Hall, Erskine, M.A. Taylor and Thelwall overboard.

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1797

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