HMS Serapis, British naval battle painting
Zusammenfassung
Oil on canvas, 21" x 28", by Thomas Mitchell (1735-1790), signed and dated by the artist, 1780.
It depicts Bonhomme Richard (center), commanded by Continental Navy Captain John Paul Jones, closely engaged with HMS Serapis, commanded by Royal Navy Captain Richard Pearson, off Flamborough Head, England.
Firing at right is the Continental frigate Alliance, while at left the British Countess of Scarborough is engaging the American Pallas.
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Datum
23/09/1779
Quelle
Wikimedia Commons
Copyright-info
public domain