The capture of the slaver 'Formidable' by HMS 'Buzzard', 17 December 1834, William John Huggins, after 1834
The capture of the slaver 'formidable' by hms 'buzzard', 17 december 1834
huggins’ painting depicts the spanish slaver brig 'formidable' being taken by hm brigantine 'buzzard', 10 guns, on 17 december 1834. The museum also has huggins’ watercolour version (pag9762) and the aquatint by edward duncan after huggins’ painting (pah8184). The capture of the slaver 'formidable' by hms 'buzzard', 17 december 1834. Object Type: painting. Genre: marine art. Date: after 1834. Dimensions: Frame: 528 x 690 x 75 mm;Painting: 380 mm x 545 mm. Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Royal Museums Greenwich. The capture of the slaver 'Formidable' by HMS 'Buzzard', 17 December 1834 RMG BHC0625