Destruction of the American Fleet at Penobscot Bay, 14 August 1779, Dominic Serres, circa 1779

This is a depiction of naval action in the american revolutionary war's 1779 penobscot expedition. Painting shows the bay viewed from the south. In the left background is the ‘raisonable’ with a white ensign and broad pendant and firing into the ‘hunter’. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1779. Dimensions: height: 101.6 cm (40 in); width: 152.4 cm (60 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: National Maritime Museum. PenobscotExpeditionBySerres