拍品 18
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John Bentham Dinsdale (Yorkshire 1927-2008)
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John Bentham Dinsdale (Yorkshire 1927-2008)

H.M.S. Dryad engaging the French frigate Prosperine, 13th June 1796

细节
John Bentham Dinsdale (Yorkshire 1927-2008)
H.M.S. Dryad engaging the French frigate Prosperine, 13t<\sup>h<\sup> June 1796
signed 'John Bentham Dinsdale' (lower left) and further signed and inscribed 'The Engagement between/Dryad and Prosperine/13 June 1796/John Bentham Dinsdale' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
24 x 30 in. (61 x 76.3 cm.)
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拍品专文

On 13t<\sup>h<\sup> June 1796 off Cape Clear Island, the 36-gun frigate H.M.S Dryad, commanded by Captain Lord Amelius Beauclerk, sighted the French frigate Prosperine. After a close duel of 45 minutes, the French frigate fled and after a brief chase was captured. She was taken into the Royal Navy and renamed Amelie.