Capture of La Desiree - July 7th 1800

The plate represents the sloop 'Dart', commanded by Captain P. Campbell in the act of boarding and taking the French frigate 'La Desiree'. 'Dart' is in the centre of the picture.
Inscribed: "Capture of La Desiree - July 7th 1800."

Object Details

ID: PAD5638
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Sutherland, Thomas; Whitcombe, Thomas Jenkins, J.
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Capture of the Désirée, 1800
Vessels: Desiree (French navy); Dart (1796)
Date made: 1 Nov 1816
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 215 mm x 300 mm
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