This page features prints and drawings of the action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere. They are presented in approximate chronological order.
For prints and drawings of last part of this battle, and
of its immediate aftermath, see:
For other views related to this battle, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
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Photo #: NH 2004 Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812 Print of a painting by W.A.K. Martin, copyright 1909 by Henry A. Martin and published by Gilbo & Co. It depicts USS Constitution approaching the British frigate Guerriere at the commencement of the action. Courtesy of the U.S. Navy Art Collection, Washington, D.C. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 100KB; 740 x 480 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 52487 Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812 Mid-19th Century line engraving, depicting Constitution's crewmen cheering at the commencement of the battle. Note boy (at left) running up with powder charges for the guns. Courtesy of Admiral E. Snow, USN, 1926. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 187KB; 740 x 535 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 55423 Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812 Line engraving after an artwork by Marshall Johnson, published circa the mid-19th Century. It depicts the British frigate Guerriere's mizzen mast going over the side during her battle with USS Constitution. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 113KB; 740 x 490 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 93905-KN Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812 Color tinted engraving by C. Tiebout after Thomas Birch, published by James Webster at about the time of the battle and inscribed to Captain Isaac Hull, Constitution's Commanding Officer, his officers and crew. The scene represents the later part of the action, as Guerriere's fore and mainmasts collapsed. The bottom center of the print features a small vignette of Captain Hull, with the Latin phrase "Veni, Vidi, Vici" ("I came, I saw, I conquered"). Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 106KB; 740 x 575 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 2001 Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812 Line engraving by D. Kimberly after a painting by Thomas Birch, published during the 19th Century by Samuel Walker, Boston. It depicts the dismasting of the British frigate Guerriere. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 150KB; 740 x 635 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 42069 Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812 Line engraving by D. Kimberly after a painting by Thomas Birch, published during the 19th Century by Samuel Walker, Boston. It depicts the dismasting of the British frigate Guerriere. Donation of Colonel J.R. Taylor, October 1938. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 170KB; 740 x 610 pixels Note: This reproduction only shows the picture part of the original print. See Photo # NH 2001 for a reproduction of the entire print. |
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Photo #: NH 2086 Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812 Print of an artwork by William Strickland, "drawn for Naval Chronicle", depicting the British frigate Guerriere losing her fore and main masts. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 107KB; 740 x 485 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 42065 Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812 Engraving by Baugean after a drawing by Montardier du Havre, published in Paris, France, during the 19th Century. It depicts the point in the action where the British frigate Guerriere lost her masts. Courtesy of Mr. Beverly R. Robinson, March 1937. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 150KB; 740 x 590 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 42068 Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812 Engraving entitled "Engagement between the U.S. Frigate Constitution ... & the British Frigate Guerriere ...", depicting the British frigate Guerriere losing her fore and main masts during the battle. This appears to be one of the prints published by B. Tanner, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa November 1812. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 160KB; 740 x 640 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 42914 Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812 Engraving "Designed, Engraved & Published by W. Strickland & W. Kneass", Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 21 September 1812. It depicts the British frigate Guerriere's fore and main masts going over the side near the conclusion of her losing battle with USS Constitution. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 188KB; 740 x 580 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 55418 USS Constitution defeats HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812 Contemporary engraving by Jaxet after Baugean, published in Paris, France. It depicts the British frigate Guerriere losing her fore and main masts, near the conclusion of her battle with USS Constitution. Courtesy of the New Haven Colony Historical Society. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 127KB; 740 x 530 pixels |
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For prints and drawings of last part of this battle, and
of its immediate aftermath, see:
For other views related to this battle, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 25 February 2003