Destruction of the Droits l'Homme by the Indefatigable and Amazon Frigates

Print depicting the destruction of the Droits de L'homme, a French ship washed ashore in the Bay of Audierne while being chased by the Indefatigable. The Amazon frigate accompanied the Indefatigable but was unfortunately wrecked soon after this action. Other impressions in NMM collection: PAI9475 and PAD5517

Object Details

ID: PAI9474
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Destruction of Droits de l'Homme, 1797
Vessels: Amazon (1795); Droits de L'Homme (1794) Indefatigable (1784)
Date made: 1795; 14 Jan 1797 ca.1797
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 106 x 175 mm, Plate: 82 x 139 mm;