The 'Artois' capturing two Dutch privateers, 3 December 1781, Robert Dodd, after 1781

The 'artois' capturing two dutch privateers, 3 december 1781 'the artois capturing two dutch privateers, 3 december 1781' the names of the two captured dutch privateers were 'mars' and 'hercules'; both were subsequently acquired by the rn and commissioned as brig-sloops 'orestes' and 'pylades' (see rif winfield, 'british warships of the age of sail', p. 328). The artois capturing two dutch privateers 3rd december 1781. Object Type: painting. Genre: marine art. Date: after 1781. Dimensions: Frame: 584 mm x 732 mm x 100 mm;Painting: 345 mm x 485 mm. Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Royal Museums Greenwich. The 'Artois' capturing two Dutch privateers, 3 December 1781 RMG BHC0435