William Elliot - The battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797, Nelson's HMS Captain taking the Spanish three-decker San Nicolas img 16-3 (cropped) img 16-4, William Elliott

The battle of cape st. Vincent, 1797, nelson's hms captain taking the spanish three-decker san nicolas, detail showing commodore nelson leading the boarding party up hms captain’s bowsprit to take the spanish three-decker. Painting attributed to lieutenant william elliott, rn commissioned by john jervis (1735-1823), later earl st. Vincent, to commemorate his victory at the battle of cape st. Vincent, 14th february, 1797. One of a set of three, (third in the set) lot number: lot 181, charles miller, 27 april 2021. Object Type: painting. Date: between circa 1797 and circa 1800. Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted Place: Cabo de São Vicente, Portugal.