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Description: | Lithographed by Gauci after Chambers's oil painting, itself one of a pair also lithographed by Gauci at the same time, of 'Hydra's' capture of the French 'Furet' in 1802. Both were painted in 1832 for Admiral George Mundy, formerly captain of 'Hydra' in both actions. William IV also commissioned a copy of the Bagur picture from Chambers, which is still in the Royal Collection. See Alan Russett, 'George Chambers, 1803-40 (Woodbridge, 1996), esp. pp. 71-73. 'Bagur' is the correct place spelling. PvdM 10/03
Box Title: Actions 1804-1807. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | prints Hydra 1797 [HMS] | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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