Capture of La Desiree - July 7th 1800
The plate represents the sloop 'Dart', commanded by Captain P. Campbell in the act of boarding and taking the French frigate 'La Desiree'. 'Dart' is in the centre of the picture.
Inscribed: "Capture of La Desiree - July 7th 1800."
Inscribed: "Capture of La Desiree - July 7th 1800."
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Object Details
ID: | PAD5638 |
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Type: | |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Sutherland, Thomas; Whitcombe, Thomas Jenkins, J. |
Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Capture of the Désirée, 1800 |
Vessels: | Desiree (French navy); Dart (1796) |
Date made: | 1 Nov 1816 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Mount: 215 mm x 300 mm |