The Action between the Mars and L' Hercule on the Night of the 21st of April 1798
A view of the action of 21 April 1798, showing the ‘Hercule’ (right) being attacked by the ‘Mars’ (left) in the middle of the picture. Both are shown in port bow view and can be identified by their figureheads. A crescent moon appears from behind the clouds on the right.
Object Details
| ID: | PAH7929 |
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| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Brydon, John; Hillier, T Pocock, Nicholas |
| Places: | Unlinked place |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Capture of the Hercule, 1798 |
| Vessels: | Hercule (captured 1798); Mars (1794) L'Hercule (1797) |
| Date made: | 31 Oct 1798 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 458 x 624 mm; Mount: 604 mm x 834 mm |