Action Between the Serapis and the Bonhomme Richard Sept. 23rd 1779

Object summary

Title: Action Between the Serapis and the Bonhomme Richard Sept. 23rd 1779
Object ID: CC-D-0057
Date made: 1800-1899
Place made: United States, New York
Publisher: Fishel, Adler & Co.; Fishel, Adler & Schwartz
Engraver: Hamilton, James
Painter (after): Whitechurch, Robert
Object type: Engraving
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view: No

Description

Engraving (mezzotint) after a painting by James Hamilton depicting the Battle of Flamborough Head, a naval battle that took place on 23 September 1779, in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. The battle was fought between an American Continental Navy squadron led by John Paul Jones and the two British escort vessels protecting a large merchant convoy. It became one of the most celebrated naval actions of the American War of Independence.