15 x 19½; signed
CAPTURE of the PRINCESA "The Princessa, a Spanish war, having sixty-eight guns and six hundred men, happened to fall in with the Lenox, on board of which was commodore Maine, the Kent, captain Durell, and the Orford, lord Augustus Fitzroy. The Spanish ship was high built, and thereby possessed the advantage of being able to fire her lower tier of guns in bad weather. She was larger than our first-rates, her guns of an uncommon size, and most of them brass. She was esteemed one of the finest vessels in the navy of Spain. The action began about eleven in the morning, and was maintained with great firmness, though with a cool and deliberate valour, until a quarter after five in the afternoon, when the Spanish captain¹ struck to lord Augustus Fitzroy. When she was brought into Portsmouth, her strength, and the appearance of the slaughter which had been made among her crew, testified the obstinacy of the combat. Captain Durell had one of his hands shot away in the action. She was taken off Cape Finisterre." ¹ Don Parlo Augustino de Gera. This action happened on the 8th day of April. From The Naval History of Great Britain, Book VI, Chap II, p.115, by Frederic Hervey. Eight Versions? The Line Print The taking of the Princessa a Spanish Man of War, N.B. The Princessa had 68 guns Mounted but was capable of Mounting 86. Her breadth by the Beam, is 50 foot 4 Inches, which is four Inches broader than our first Rates; 152 foot by the Keel, which is two foot longer than our first Rates; 166 foot 3 Inches on the Gun Deck, & draws 26 foot Water abaft and 23½ before which is a great deal more than our first Rates draw. She had 600 Men on board, 200 of whom were killed. Her Commander was an Old experienced Officer & bravely fought the Ship for 6 hours. "Oxford" is a rather hasty misprint for "Orford". N.Parr is Nathaniel Parr. street ballad of the princesa
8th April 1740
25 x 30: from Walker's Monthly, Feb 1936
possibly the same painting as below: are the clouds different? seem to be other slight differences
Auctioned Phillips 20 May 1980; 25 x 30; signed
Auctioned Phillips, December 1984; 18½ x 35; unsigned; 
a version now on the island of tatihou; click on picture
miniature version; paired with san joseph
25¼ x 37
P.Monamy Delin. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament N.Parr Sculp
April 8, 1740, by his Majesties Ships the Lenox, Kent, and Oxford.
-------- London Printed for Bowles & Carver No 69 St Pauls Church Yard, & Robert Wilkinson No 58 Cornhill
same print as above, with different colouring, photographed in b/w and reversed
yet another representation of this action
probably copied from the print
battles pre 1704
battles 1704 to 1739
battles post 1739
battles: introductory