The Earl of Sandwich Refusing to Abandon His Ship During the Battle of Solebay

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845, British, The Earl of Sandwich Refusing to Abandon His Ship During the Battle of Solebay, 1793

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Title:: The Earl of Sandwich Refusing to Abandon His Ship During the Battle of Solebay
Date:: 1793
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: Frame: 88 x 73 inches (223.5 x 185.4 cm)
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of R. W. Hutton and J. S. Cogswell
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B2012.15
Classification:: Paintings
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Subject Terms:: Battle of Solebay, 7 June 1672 | cannon | deck | Dutch War, 1672-1678 | HMS Royal James | marine art | military art | rigging | ship of the line | smoke | war | warship
Associated Places:: England | Sole Bay | Suffolk | United Kingdom
Associated People:: Montagu, Edward, first earl of Sandwich (1625–1672), army and naval officer and diplomat
Access:: Not on view
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Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:66351
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