HMS Sappho capturing the Danish brig 'Admiral Jawl', 2 March 1808: surrender of the brig

'HMS ''Sappho'' capturing the Danish brig ''Admiral Jawl'', 2 March 1808: surrender of the brig'. The painting has been signed by the artist and dated 1808, and has a large number of stamps and inscriptions on the verso.

Object Details

ID: BHC0583
Collection: Fine art
Type: Painting
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Sartorius, Francis
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Capture of the Admiral Jawl, 1808
Vessels: Admiral Yawl (1808); Sappho (1806)
Date made: 1808
People: Royal Navy; Denmark: Navy
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection
Measurements: Painting: 455 mm x 610 mm x 17 mm; Unframed
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