The Action between the Mars and L' Hercule on the Night of the 21st of April 1798

A view of the action of 21 April 1798, showing the ‘Hercule’ (right) being attacked by the ‘Mars’ (left) in the middle of the picture. Both are shown in port bow view and can be identified by their figureheads. A crescent moon appears from behind the clouds on the right.

Object Details

ID: PAH7929
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Brydon, John; Hillier, T Pocock, Nicholas
Places: Unlinked place
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Capture of the Hercule, 1798
Vessels: Hercule (captured 1798); Mars (1794) L'Hercule (1797)
Date made: 31 Oct 1798
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 458 x 624 mm; Mount: 604 mm x 834 mm
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