- Capture of La Gloire, April 10th 1795
- Creator:
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- Thomas Whitcombe (ca.1763-ca.1824), drawing; S. Rawle and Thomas Sutherland (ca.1785-ca.1825), engravers
- Description:
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- Hand-colored aquatint From The Naval Achievements of Great Britain from the Year 1793 to 1817 London: Printed for J. Jenkins by L. Harrsion, 1817
- Curatorial Notes:
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- In this illustration, British maritime painter Thomas Whitcombe captures the intense battle preceding Britain’s victory in the “Action of 10 April 1795.” The French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802) and Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) saw many naval engagements between Britain and France. In this skirmish, a group of French Navy frigates were intercepted by a British battle squadron. The French ships split up, but after a pursuit and fierce battle by Britain’s HMS Astraea, La Gloire was seized.
- Photography:
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- David Kelly Crow
- Identifier:
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- ark:/88435/7m01bs076
- Edm rights:
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- No Known Copyright
- Range label:
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- Logical