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The breaking of the French Line   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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William Elliott
Title
The breaking of the French Line
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
English: The battle of the Saintes, a pair. The first picture. Each individually titled: The breaking of the French Line; and Lord Rodney's brilliant and decisive victory over the French fleet; the first indistinctly signed on the log lower left "...Elliott"; the second signed on the lower left spar in the water "W. Elliott"

Exhibited The Royal Academy, 1787

Lot number: 23844/lot/40/ The Marine Sale 26 Jan 2017 New York
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 24-1/2 x 36-1/4 in. (62.2 x 92 cm.),
Source/Photographer https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/23844/lot/40/
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