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Summary
Richard Wright: The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 21 November 1759: the Day After
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| Title |
The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 21 November 1759: the Day After |
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painting  |
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| Genre |
marine art |
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| Description |
The French Soleil Royal and Héros are in flames on the right, in the foreground HMS Resolution lies wrecked on her starboard side. In front of her is HMS Essex, with other members of the British fleet at anchor in the background. The captured French Formidable is attended by a British frigate on the left of the picture. |
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| Date |
1760 |
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| Medium |
oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions |
height: 635 mm (25 in) ; width: 762 mm (30 in) |
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BHC0402 (Royal Museums Greenwich) |
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| Source/Photographer | Quiberon Musée du Patrimoine, Full description can be found at the NMM website | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 20:20, 30 October 2011 | | 2,500 × 2,082 (342 KB) | Botaurus | larger, same source with zoom |
| 11:43, 3 November 2006 |  | 500 × 416 (14 KB) | Rama | Le lendemain de la bataille des Cardinaux.... par Richard Wright Huile/toile 635 x 762 mm - National Maritime Museum , London Source: [http://museequiberon.port-haliguen.com/francais/Quiberonbay.htm] {{PD-old}} Category:Battle of Quiberon Bay |
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- 1759
- Le Croisic
- Jean-François de La Pérouse
- Bataille des Cardinaux
- Soleil Royal (1749)
- Guy François de Kersaint
- Héros (1752)
- Formidable (1751)
- Éveillé (1752)
- HMS Resolution (1758)
- Histoire de la marine française sous Louis XV et Louis XVI
- Plateau du Four
- Blocus de la Vilaine
- HMS Essex (1679)
- Dragon (1747)
- Brillant (1757)
- Solitaire (1758)
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