Destruction of Le Droits de L'Homme... at Daybreak as forced on shore by the two Frigates in Audierne Bay near Brest, with the Indefatigable... throwing up rockets as Signals to her consort the Amazon which was wrecked
Coloured aquatint showing the wreck of Les Droits de L'Homme (1794), a French ship chased ashore by the British ship Indefatigable. Inscribed: 'Destruction of Le Droits de L'Homme, showing her situation at Daybreak as forced onshore by the two Frigates in Audierne Bay near Brest, with the Indefatigable under a press of sail close haul'd to clear the land, and throwing up rockets as signals to her consort the Amazon which was unfortunately wrecked at some distance from the enemy's ship'. This action happened on 13 Jan 1797.
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There are two further impressions of this picture in the collection.
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Object Details
ID: | PAG8944 |
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Type: | |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Dodd, Robert; Brydon, I. |
Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Destruction of Droits de l'Homme, 1797 |
Vessels: | Droits de L'Homme (1794); Indefatigable (1784) |
Date made: | Feb 1798 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Sheet: 367 x 479 mm; Mount: 480 mm x 634 mm |