A woman holding a trident and a shield is riding on a chariot pulled through the waves by horses; representing the Battle of Camperdown. Engraving by J. Parker after R. Smirke.

King Charles I imprisoned in Carisbrooke castle. Engraving by G. Noble, 1800, after R. Smirke.

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