To... John Earl of St Vincent... This View of the Commencement of the Action between... Shannon and the United States Frigate Chesapeake off Boston Lighthouse, on the 1st of June 1813...
Coloured aquatint depicting the action on the 1st of June 1813 between the HMS Shannon and the American frigate Chesapeake. Inscribed: "To that distinguished Nobleman from whose precepts & example the British Navy has derived its present unrivalled state of discipline and glorious preeminence John Earl of St Vincent, K. B. late first Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, Admiral of the Red, Lieut General of Marines &c. - This view of the commencement of the action between His Majesty's Ship Shannon and the United States Frigate Chesapeake, off Boston Light House, on the 1st of June 1813, is respectfully dedicated by his Lordship's obedient servt. G. Webster".
Object Details
| ID: | PAH8128 |
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| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Jeakes, Joseph; G. Webster, G Lee, John Theophilus |
| Events: | War of 1812: Capture of the USS Chesapeake, 1813 |
| Vessels: | Chesapeake (1799); Shannon (1806) |
| Date made: | 1806; 1807 22 Apr 1823 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 458 x 575 mm; Mount: 606 mm x 833 mm |
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