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John Paul Jones .
Paris: Guttenberg, circa 1780. Line engraving after a portrait by C. J. Notte, engraved by Carl Guttenberg full margins (12 ¾ x 10 inches, 320x253 mm). Condition: Minimal surface soiling, a dark impression. Matted. one of the earliest portraits of john paul jones, the father of the american navy. This striking print captures the crowning moment of Jones's celebrated victory over the Serapis. Jones is shown standing on the deck of the Bonhomme Richard, surrounded by smoke and musket fire. He clutches a sword in his right hand and is reaching for one of five revolvers in his sash. Unlike many of the British depictions of Jones which show him as a pirate, this French engraving depicts him in heroic fashion. this copy a proof before the inscription and publication details below the image . Cresswell, The American Revolution in Drawings and Prints 133; Fowble, Two Centuries of Prints in America 69.