A View of His Majesty's Ship Mediator... attacking Five Sail of the Enemy on the 12th of Decr 1782... Captured the Menagere and the Alexander
A depiction of the Action of 12 December 1782 between the ‘Mediator’ and the ‘Menagere’ during the American Revolutionary War. ‘Mediator’ is shown in starboard quarter view in the centre-right foreground, her name inscribed on the stern. Five enemy vessels are also present. Engraving. After a painting by Robert Dodd. Engraved by John Peltro. Published by John Harris in 1783.
Object Details
| ID: | PAG8913 |
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| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Peltro, John; Harris, John Dodd, Robert |
| Vessels: | Alexander (1781); Mediator (1782) Menagere (1776) |
| Date made: | 18 Sep 1783 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 365 x 470 mm; Mount: 480 x 633 mm |