John Bentham-Dinsdale (b.1927)

Action between the U.S.S. Constitution and H.M.S. Guerriere, August 1812

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John Bentham-Dinsdale (b.1927)
Action between the U.S.S. Constitution and H.M.S. Guerriere, August 1812
signed 'John Bentham-Dinsdale', inscribed as title and further signed and inscribed on the reverse
oil on canvas
25 x 30in. (63.5 x 76.3cm.)

拍品专文

The first confrontation between a British and American frigate and reportary the time when the Constitution earned her name of 'Old Ironsides'. After a gallant fight Capt. James Dacres of the British Guerriere was forced to surrender to the American Capt. Isaac Hull. The British ship was so damaged it was destroyed by Hull.