BAL362925 The Encampment of the English Forces near Portsmouth during the Battle of the Solent (colour litho) by Basire, James (1730-1802) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The naval Battle of the Solent took place on 18 and 19 July 1545 fought between the fleets of Francis I of France and Henry VIII of England, in the Solent channel off the south coast of England between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight; The attacking fleet was repelled but the English carrack Mary Rose was sunk with tremendous loss of life;); British, out of copyright.