If this dramatic drawing of a late-18th- or early 19th-century action represents a particular battle, it has not yet been identified. Wooden warships rarely sank in action except as a result of catching fire and blowing up. This apart, two famous (French) instances are the 'Thésée', which sank at Quiberon Bay in 1759, and the 'Vengeur du Peuple' that capsized from damage inflicted at the Glorious First of June 1794. This drawing, however, does not match the known circumstances or either of these events.