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Peter Monamy was one of the first English artists to continue the tradition of Willem van de Velde the Younger’s marine painting into the eighhteenth century and his work is representative of the early British school of maritime art, which still shows an overwhelming influence of the Dutch style. Monamy was self-taught, but may have worked in van de Velde’s studio in Greenwich. Monamy was at the height of his career when he was commissioned to paint various scenes from the War of the Austrian Succession, 1740–1748. This painting refers to the last notable action of the British campaign in the war. In 1745 Admiral Warren captured the fortress of Louisbourg on the island of Nova Scotia. To the French this meant the loss of the whole of Cape Breton Island, the key to the St Lawrence River.
Title
The Capture of Louisburg, 28 June 1745
Date
18th C
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 70 x W 134.9 cm
Accession number
BHC0363
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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