Stern of the 'Re-union'
Watercolour sketch of the stern of the French frigate ‘Réunion’, produced after the ship was captured by the British frigate ‘Crescent’ on 20 October 1793. An inscription beneath the image reads: ‘Stern of the Re-Union / taken by Sir J[ame]s Saumarez KB in HM Ship Crescent’.
The drawing is part of an album containing fifty-seven drawings (PAH4886–PAH4943) created by British naval officer Aiskew Paffard Hollis (1764–1844) during the late 1780s and the 1790s. The majority relate to his service as a lieutenant in ‘Pegase’ in 1785–90, in ‘Andromeda’ in 1790–93 and in ‘Queen’ in 1793–96. Included are portraits of Hollis’s shipmates, often with humorous captions, as well as scenes of everyday life ashore and afloat. This sketch is mounted on the same page as PAH4925, which depicts the figurehead of the ‘Réunion’.
The drawing is part of an album containing fifty-seven drawings (PAH4886–PAH4943) created by British naval officer Aiskew Paffard Hollis (1764–1844) during the late 1780s and the 1790s. The majority relate to his service as a lieutenant in ‘Pegase’ in 1785–90, in ‘Andromeda’ in 1790–93 and in ‘Queen’ in 1793–96. Included are portraits of Hollis’s shipmates, often with humorous captions, as well as scenes of everyday life ashore and afloat. This sketch is mounted on the same page as PAH4925, which depicts the figurehead of the ‘Réunion’.