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William Anderson: Admiral Sir Robert Calder's action off Cape Finisterre, 23 July 1805  wikidata:Q50852745 reasonator:Q50852745
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William Anderson  (1757–1837)  wikidata:Q8004404
 
William Anderson
Alternative names
Wiliam Anderson
Description British marine painter and drawer
Date of birth/death 1757 Edit this at Wikidata 27 May 1837 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Scotland London
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Amsterdam (1790–1800); London Edit this at Wikidata
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William Anderson
Title
Admiral Sir Robert Calder's action off Cape Finisterre, 23 July 1805 Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"Admiral Sir Robert Calder's action off Cape Finisterre, 23 July 1805 Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"Admiral Sir Robert Calder's action off Cape Finisterre, 23 July 1805 Edit this at Wikidata"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Genre marine art Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Admiral Sir Robert Calder's action off Cape Finisterre, 23 July 1805

Vice-Admiral Calder’s squadron intercepted the Franco-Spanish fleet under Admiral Villeneuve off north-western Spain, as it returned from its diversionary voyage to the West Indies just before Trafalgar. At a time when Britain had become used to Nelsonic victories, Calder’s failure to engage it decisively led to his formal censure and he was never given another command.

This shows the day after the action, 24 July. British frigates have Calder’s two prizes, the Firme and the San Raphael, under tow on the right and the damaged Windsor Castle, too, on the left. Calder’s fleet is in formation in the centre and the departing enemy in the distance.

Anderson was a Scottish-born shipwright, who became an accomplished marine painter in London after about 1787.

Admiral Sir Robert Calder's action off Cape Finisterre, 23 July 1805
Date after 1805
date QS:P571,+1805-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1805-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions Frame: 982 mm x 1442 mm x 130 mm;Overall: 29.6 kg;Painting: 775 mm x 1230 mm
institution QS:P195,Q7374509
Current location
Royal Museums Greenwich
Accession number
BHC0539
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Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/12031
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Acquisition Number: 1935-56
id number: BHC0539
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