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.

Object Details

ID: BHC0627
Collection: Fine art
Type: Painting
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Knell, William Adolphus; Knell, William Adolphus
Vessels: Opposicao fl.1838; Pearl (1828)
Date made: 1840
People: Royal Navy
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Painting: 308 x 410 x 11 mm
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