Signed and dated, lower left: t. Luny 1779. The label reads: "may 13 1779. Sir james wallace, commander of hms experiment, with the pallas, unicorn, fortunae and cabot brigs attacking the danae, valeur, recluse, three french frigates, and a cutter in concale bay. The danae he brought off; the other three being aground he burnt, amidst a smart fire from the battery of six twelve-pounders and several cannon from the shore. The battery he silenced in half an hour. ". Date: 1779. Dimensions: H 110.5 x W 158.1 cm. Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted Place: Cancale Bay. Collection: The Foundling Museum, London. Combat naval sur les côtes de France en 1779
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