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A representation of a late eighteenth or early nineteenth-century frigate action, at dusk or in otherwise dark conditions, with a French vessel in the foreground with her mizzen upper masts shot away and a British one beyond on the right. Another ship is approaching in the left distance. The Union flags the British frigate is (inaccurately) flying are post-1801 pattern, but the general intention is to show an action of the French wars of 1793–1815. Although previously recorded as c.1800 in date – which is fine for the subject – the manner of painting is late nineteenth or early twentieth century, not contemporary with the event, and a little reminiscent of that of Thomas Somerscales. However, the canvas is simply signed BRICHTA in red, lower right.
National Maritime Museum
London
Title
The Frigate Action
Date
1800
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 61 x W 104 cm
Accession number
BHC1071
Work type
Painting
