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Ships

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Ships

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Two vessels, one flying British flags, bombarding each other with cannon fire. Flamborough Head is in the distance and there is fire on Beacon Hill. An attractive, but rather imaginative view of the naval battle of Flamborough Head near Bridlington in 1779. An American squadron under John Paul Jones defeated a British force under Captain Richard Pearson, althought the merchant ships that the latter was escorting reached Scarborough safely. In reality, the vessels depicted here bear little resemblance to those really involved in this famous battle.

Sewerby Hall Museum and Art Gallery

Bridlington

Title

Ships

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 54.5 x W 84.5 cm

Accession number

ERYMS : 1993.51

Acquisition method

untraced find

Work type

Painting

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Church Lane, Sewerby, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire YO15 1EA England

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