File:The capture of the Resistance and Constance by HMS San Fiorenzo and Nymphe, 9 March 1797 RMG BHC0495.tiff
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Summary
Nicholas Pocock: The capture of the Resistance and Constance by HMS San Fiorenzo and Nymphe, 9 March 1797
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The capture of the Resistance and Constance by HMS San Fiorenzo and Nymphe, 9 March 1797  |
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| Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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marine art |
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| Description |
English: The capture of the Resistance and Constance by HMS San Fiorenzo and Nymphe, 9 March 1797 Two British frigates were reconnoitring the French fleet at Brest on the morning of 9 March 1797 when they met with a large French frigate and a corvette. They were part of a French squadron of four returning from an unsuccessful attempt to land troops on the Welsh coast at Fishguard in an abortive attempt to destroy Bristol and attack Liverpool. The two British frigates were prizes captured from the French, the ‘San Fiorenzo’ commanded by Captain Sir Harry Burrand Neale and ‘La Nymph’ commanded by Captain John Cooke the French ships they encountered were the ‘Resistance’ and ‘Constance’. Hostilities broke out between them and the ‘Resistance’ soon struck, to be followed by the surrender of the ‘Constance’. There were no casualties on the British side, although the French lost 18 killed and 15 wounded. In the centre of the picture is the French ship ‘Resistance’ with her ensign and pendant being lowered as she surrenders. To the port of her the British ‘San Fiorenzo’ is still firing her starboard guns. To the right and beyond this pair is ‘La Nymph’ partly masking the French ‘Constance’ which is still fighting. The copper liberty caps on the main-trucks of the Frenchmen are plainly shown. In the background is the French coast around Brest. |
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| Date | Late 18th century - Early 19th century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions | Frame: 960 mm x 1333 mm x 115 mm;Overall: 25 kg;Painting: 762 mm x 1118 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BHC0495 |
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| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/11987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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| Identifier | Acquisition Number: 1927-157 id number: BHC0495 |
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| Collection | Oil paintings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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