The capture of the slaver 'Formidable' by HMS 'Buzzard', 17 December 1834 PX9762, William John Huggins, after 1834
The capture of the slaver 'formidable' by hms 'buzzard', 17 december 1834
huggins’ watercolour depicts the spanish slaver brig 'formidable' being taken by hm brigantine 'buzzard', 10 guns, on 17 december 1834. The museum also has huggins’ oil 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: watercolour. Date: after 1834. Dimensions: Sheet: 355 x 509 mm; Mount: 484 mm x 634 mm. Collection: Royal Museums Greenwich.