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HMS 'Pearl' capturing the slaver 'Opposicao', 1838
The Opposicao was a Spanish schooner slaver. The capture of the ship took place on 28 April 1838, off Havana.
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Object Details
| ID: | BHC0627 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Painting |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Knell, William Adolphus; Knell, William Adolphus |
| Vessels: | Pearl (1828); Opposicao fl.1838 |
| Date made: | 1840 |
| People: | Royal Navy |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Painting: 308 x 410 x 11 mm |