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William Elliott: The French flagship Ville de Paris striking her colours to H.M.S. Barfleur, Admiral Lord Hood, and H.M.S. Russell, Captain James Saumarez   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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William Elliott  (–1810)  wikidata:Q8008546
 
Alternative names
Lieut. William Elliot; Elliot; Lieut. Elliot; Elliott; Lieutenant Elliot
Description British painter and naval officer
Date of birth/death 18th century
date QS:P,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
 Edit this at Wikidata		 1810 Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1774 Edit this at Wikidata–1810 Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q8008546
Title
The French flagship Ville de Paris striking her colours to H.M.S. Barfleur, Admiral Lord Hood, and H.M.S. Russell, Captain James Saumarez
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
English: The battle of the Saintes, 12th April 1782: The French flagship Ville de Paris striking her colours to HMS Barfleur, Admiral Lord Hood, and HMS Russell, Captain James Saumarez


Lot number: 8 June 2014 Christie's
Depicted place Battle of the Saintes
Date circa 1787
date QS:P571,+1787-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions 36.1/2 x 54.1/2 in. (92.7 x 138.4 cm.)
Source/Photographer https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/The-battle-of-the-Saintes--12th-April-17/2DE18C1FCDBEA6D0
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