Three figures celebrate the actions of Admiral Keppel against the French on a precipice off which fall Sir Hugh Palliser who is pulled down by the rope of an old hag and the fire breath of the devil. Etching, ca. 1779.

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Sir Hugh Palliser, 1st Baronet

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Three figures celebrate the actions of Admiral Keppel against the French on a precipice off which fall Sir Hugh Palliser who is pulled down by the rope of an old hag and the fire breath of the devil. Etching, ca. 1779.