Two ships in action, with one losing her mainmast

The incident depicted in this fluid, evocative, conceptual drawing of a single-ship duel is not yet identified, though what may be a letter 'C', top right, perhaps indicates it is one of a related series of preliminary sketches.

Object Details

ID: PAD8855
Collection: Fine art; Special collections
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Pocock, Nicholas
People: Pocock, Nicholas
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 133 mm x 191 mm