File:The Capture of the 'Marquise d'Antin' and 'Louis Erasme' by the English Privateers 'Duke' and 'Prince Frederick', 10 July 1745 RMG BHC0366.jpg
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Charles Brooking: The Capture of the 'Marquise d'Antin' and 'Louis Erasme' by the English Privateers 'Duke' and 'Prince Frederick', 10 July 1745
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The Capture of the 'Marquise d'Antin' and 'Louis Erasme' by the English Privateers 'Duke' and 'Prince Frederick', 10 July 1745  |
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English: The Capture of the 'Marquise d'Antin' and 'Louis Erasme' by the English Privateers 'Duke' and 'Prince Frederick', 10 July 1745 A painting testifying to one of the most successful ventures involving two English privateers; the 'Duke', 20 guns, and the 'Prince Frederick', 28 guns, commanded by Captain John Talbot, which captured two out of a squadron of three French merchantmen returning from Lima. The ship to the left of the picture is the 'Marquise d'Antin', port-broadside-to with her colours struck, sails in disarray, holed by shot and her main topmast shot away. Figures involved in the action can be seen on the deck of the English ship. On the right the 'Louis Erasme' and 'Prince Frederick' are in action. The Frenchman is on the left, port-quarter view, firing at the 'Prince Frederick', which is shown in port-bow view replying. There is a man at the 'Louis Erasme's' ensign halyards, so she must be in the act of striking. In the centre background of the picture the 'Dame de Delivrance' makes her escape. See: Extracts from the ‘Bristol Journal’ and ‘Bristol Advertiser’ concerning the capture of the French 'LEWIS ERASMUS' and the 'MARQUIS DE AUTIN' by the British privateers 'DUKE' and 'PRINCE FREDERICK', and their arrival into Bristol (WLK/2/7)[1] Most of the artist's extant paintings date to the last six years of his career and are principally marine subject-matter. Brooking's reputation as a marine artist was well established by 1755. In 1754 he completed a commission from the Foundling Hospital in London for a large sea-piece, and in the same year was elected as one of the Foundling Hospital's governors and guardians. Although his stylistic range shows the influences of Simon de Vlieger and Willem van de Velde the Younger, his approach was uncompromisingly individualistic. His father may have been Charles Brooking who was employed as a painter and decorator at Greenwich Hospital, London, between 1729 and 1736. Certainly Brooking's careful attention to detail work evinces an informed knowledge of maritime practice and naval architecture. |
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| Date | circa 1745 | |||||||||||||||||
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oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions | Painting: 795 mm x 1384 mm; Frame: 1045 mm x 1675 mm x 100 mm | |||||||||||||||||
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BHC0366 |
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| Notes | It will need to be checked for object numbers and its condition activity updated | |||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/11858 | |||||||||||||||||
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The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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| Identifier | Acquisition Number: 1939-399 id number: BHC0366 |
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| Collection | Oil paintings | |||||||||||||||||
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