The Galatea French frigate lost on the coast of France, April 23, 1795

Hand-coloured aquatint, a moonlit scene depicting the wreck of the Galatea on the French coast near Penmarch, Britanny, on 23rd April 1795.

Object Details

ID: PAF7987
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Ackermann, Rudolph; Atkins Hill
Vessels: Galatea (1779)
Date made: 1 Dec 1801
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 285 mm x 365 mm