Capture of the Castor May 29th 1794

Hand-coloured. The Castor, a British vessel captured by the French (and flying French colours) is shown on the left of the picture, just before her re-capture by the British vessel Carysfort.

Object Details

ID: PAD5476
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Sutherland, Thomas; Whitcombe, Thomas Jenkins, J.
Events: French Revolutionary Wars, 1792-1802
Vessels: Carysfort (1766); Castor (1785) Patriote [French navy]
Date made: 1 Jun 1816
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 215 mm x 298 mm