This Print representing His Majesty's Sloop Bonne Citoyenne, taking the French Frigate La Furieuse in Tow after the Action of the 6th July 1809... by... Robert Cribb
Hand coloured etching and aquatint showing His Majesty's sloop Bonne Citoyenne (French, 1797, then British after capture, 1809) towing French frigate La Furieuse after action on 6th July 1809. Bonne Citoyenne is shown starboard view on the right, with La Furieuse starboard view on the left. Both ships are in tatters, lit by the sun on choppy sea.
Object Details
| ID: | PAH8075 |
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| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Cribb, Robert, & Sons; Havell, Daniel Havell, Robert G. Webster, G |
| Vessels: | Bonne Citoyenne (1794); Furieuse (1797) |
| Date made: | 1796; 6 Jul 1809 ca.1809 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 467 x 610 mm; Mount: 605 mm x 836 mm |