The capture of the 'Guillaume Tell', 31 March 1800

This is a preliminary sketch for the related watercolour of 1802 (PAF5879), which is one of a pair of the same action. This drawing is inscribed by the artist, lower right, 'Capt Berry. Foudroyant, Lion & Guillaume Tell' and includes a second version of the main scene at the upper left and on a smaller scale.

Object Details

ID: PAD8765
Collection: Fine art; Special collections
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Pocock, Nicholas
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Capture of the Guillaume Tell, 1800
Vessels: Foudroyant (1798); Lion (1777) Guillaume Tell (1795)
Date made: ?1800; circa 1802 circa 1810
People: Pocock, Nicholas
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 151 mm x 246 mm