File:H.M.S. Spartan engaging a French squadron in the Bay of Naples and capturing the brig Sparvière, 3rd May 1810 CSK 2012.jpg
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Thomas Whitcombe: H.M.S. Spartan engaging a French squadron in the Bay of Naples and capturing the brig Sparvière, 3rd May 1810
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H.M.S. Spartan engaging a French squadron in the Bay of Naples and capturing the brig Sparvière, 3rd May 1810 |
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English: HMS Spartan engaging a French squadron in the Bay of Naples and capturing the brig Sparvière, 3rd May 1810 signed and dated 'Tho.s Whitcombe 1811' (lower left) and further signed and indistinctly inscribed 'Painting of the *** *** *** 12 4/Fame, Corvetta 28 Guns and Sparviere -/Brig of 8 Guns Achilles Cutter of 10 Guns and/8 Gunboats 1 Twenty four Pounder ***/in the Bay of Naples - May 3. 1810/No 47 ***** Thos Whitcombe' (on a fragment attached to the stretcher) |
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| Depicted place | Bay of Naples | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 1811 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 32 x 48 in. (81.3 x 121.9 cm.) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Christie's, LotFinder: entry 5627717 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 12:40, 28 October 2021 | | 3,200 × 2,108 (604 KB) | Broichmore | {{Artwork |artist = {{Creator:Thomas Whitcombe}} |author = |title = H.M.S. Spartan engaging a French squadron in the Bay of Naples and capturing the brig Sparvière, 3rd May 1810 |object type = painting |description ={{en|1= HMS Spartan engaging a French squadron in the Bay of Naples and capturing the brig Sparvière, 3rd May 1810<br /> signed and dated 'Tho.s Whitcombe 1811' (lower left) and further signed and indistinctly inscribed 'Painting... |
