File:Combat naval sur les côtes de France en 1779.jpg
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Action off the Coast of France, 13 May 1779 ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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creator QS:P170,Q1389224 |
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Action off the Coast of France, 13 May 1779 |
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English: Signed and dated, lower left: T. Luny 1779. The label reads: "May 13 1779. Sir James Wallace, commander of HMS Experiment, with the Pallas, Unicorn, Fortunae and Cabot Brigs attacking the Danae, Valeur, Recluse, three French frigates, and a cutter in Concale Bay. The Danae he brought off; the other three being aground he burnt, amidst a smart fire from the battery of six twelve-pounders and several cannon from the shore.The battery he silenced in half an hour."
Français : Combat naval dans la baie de Cancale entre plusieurs frégates françaises et anglaises le 13 mai 1779. Guerre d’Indépendance américaine. |
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Depicted place | Cancale Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1779 date QS:P571,+1779-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
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Dimensions | H 110.5 x W 158.1 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||
Collection | The Foundling Museum, London | ||||||||||||||||||||
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FM41 |
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Source/Photographer | artuk.org | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Credit/Provider | Photo Credit: The Foundling Museum |
Headline | Luny, Thomas, 1759-1837; Action off the Coast of France, 13 May 1779 |
Online copyright statement | http://www.artuk.org |
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Date and time of data generation | 13 June 2020 |
JPEG file comment | Created by ImageGear, AccuSoft Corp. |
File change date and time | 09:06, 15 February 2016 |
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Special instructions | This metadata was embedded in the image on 15th February 2016 |
Date and time of digitizing | 09:06, 15 February 2016 |
Date metadata was last modified | 09:06, 15 February 2016 |
IIM version | 2 |