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It depicts USS Philadelphia, previously captured by the Tripolitans, ablaze after she was boarded by Stephen Decatur and 60 men and set afire, making their escape in the ketch Intrepid, depicted in the foreground.Français : Tableau montrant l'incendie du navire américain l’USS Philadelphia le 16 février 1804 dans le port de Tripoli. Capturé par les tripolitains après son échouage en octobre 1803, il finit incendié par Stephen Decatur et soixante hommes, qui s'échappent dans le ketch l’Intrepid représenté au premier plan.
Edward Moran (1829–1901) was born to Thomas and Mary Higson of Lancashire, England on August 19, 1829. Following in the footsteps of his father's profession, he learned to operate a hand-loom at a young age, though he would often be found sketching with charcoal on the white fabric instead of plying the shuttle.
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