Paul Jones shooting a sailor who had attempted to strike his colours in an engagement, 1779

The deck of a ship in action. Jones fires a pistol point-blank at a sailor (left) who stands under the striped american flag, one hand raised towards a rope. Other sailors stand round, two wounded men lie on the deck. Jones rests one foot on the body of a dead man, a cutlass is under his left arm, four pistols are stuck in his belt. C. 1779 hand-coloured mezzotint. Date: 1779. Dimensions: Height: 347 mm; Width: 248 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: John Paul Jones. Collection: British Museum.