The Capture of the U.S. Frigate President.. January 1815
A view of the capture of the US frigate ‘President’, shown starboard broadside in the foreground and right of centre in the picture, by a British squadron. To her left is the ‘Tenedos’, the ‘Majestic’ in the background. On the right of the picture is ‘Pomone’, and on the far left is ‘Endymion’ stern-on with severely-damaged rigging. Coloured lithograph by Samuel Walters, from a sketch by Captain William Skiddy.
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Object Details
ID: | PAH8153 |
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Type: | |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Skiddy, after; Day & Haghe Walters, Samuel |
Events: | War of 1812: Capture of the President, 1815 |
Vessels: | President fl.1815 [US navy]; Endymion (1797) |
Date made: | 15-16 Jan 1815; fl.1815 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Sheet: 440 x 584 mm |