The 18-gun sloop HMS Stork engaging the French brig Cygne and two armed schooners anchored off the Pearl Rock, Martinique, on 12 December 1808
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The 18-gun sloop HMS Stork engaging the French brig Cygne and two armed schooners anchored off the Pearl Rock, Martinique, on 12 December 1808, John Christian Schetky, Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com
The 18-gun sloop HMS Stork engaging the French brig Cygne and two armed schooners anchored off the Pearl Rock, Martinique, on 12 December 1808, John Christian Schetky, Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.comThe 18-gun sloop HMS Stork engaging the French brig Cygne and two armed schooners anchored off the Pearl Rock, Martinique, on 12 December 1808, John Christian Schetky, Wikimedia Commons. Via <a href="https://artnap.com/artwork/cmsab-124456476">artnap.com</a>
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A painted seascape shows two sailing warships in close action near a rocky coastline, with gunsmoke drifting over the water and a third ship visible on the right. The warm yellow light of a low sun contrasts with the blue-grey mountains and sea. The work is by John Christian Schetky and records the engagement of HMS Stork with the French brig Cygne and two armed schooners off the Pearl Rock, Martinique, on 12 December 1808.
