HMS Pearl Capturing the Esperance, 30 September 1780
Painting. L’Esperance is shown here being captured by the British Frigate Pearl, commanded by Captain George Montagu when off the Bermudas in 1780. L’Esperance is shown broadside-on in the left of the picture.
Object Details
| ID: | BHC0432 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Painting |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Serres, Dominic |
| Events: | American War of Independence, 1775-1783 |
| Vessels: | Esperance (1779); Pearl (1762) |
| Date made: | 1781 |
| People: | Royal Navy; French Navy |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Frame: 775 mm x 1082 mm x 66 mm;Painting: 610 mm x 927 mm |