Destruction of Le Droits de L'Homme... at Daybreak as forced on shore by the two Frigates in Audierne Bay near Brest, with the Indefatigable... throwing up rockets as Signals to her consort the Amazon which was wrecked

Coloured aquatint showing the wreck of Les Droits de L'Homme (1794), a French ship chased ashore by the British ship Indefatigable. Inscribed: 'Destruction of Le Droits de L'Homme, showing her situation at Daybreak as forced onshore by the two Frigates in Audierne Bay near Brest, with the Indefatigable under a press of sail close haul'd to clear the land, and throwing up rockets as signals to her consort the Amazon which was unfortunately wrecked at some distance from the enemy's ship'. This action happened on 13 Jan 1797.

There are two further impressions of this picture in the collection.

Object Details

ID: PAG8944
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Dodd, Robert; Brydon, I.
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Destruction of Droits de l'Homme, 1797
Vessels: Droits de L'Homme (1794); Indefatigable (1784)
Date made: Feb 1798
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 367 x 479 mm; Mount: 480 mm x 634 mm
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