Portrait of William Congreve Esq-r, Directing the discharge of the Fire Rockets invented by him into the town of Copenhagen during the Bombardment by the British Forces under the command of the R-t Hon-ble Lord Cathcart in 1807
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- Title: Portrait of William Congreve Esq-r, Directing the discharge of the Fire Rockets invented by him into the town of Copenhagen during the Bombardment by the British Forces under the command of the R-t Hon-ble Lord Cathcart in 1807
- Engraver: George Clint (British, London 1770–1854 London)
- Artist: After James Lonsdale (British, Lancaster 1777–1839 London)
- Sitter: Sir William Congreve (British, 1772–1828)
- Subject: William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart (British, Petersham 1755–1843 Glasgow)
- Date: 1809
- Medium: Mezzotint
- Dimensions: Sheet: 26 3/4 × 19 11/16 in. (68 × 50 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
- Object Number: 24.63.1923
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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