"Battle between the Héros and the Superb"
The subject is one of the battles that took place in 1782 and 1783 in the Indian ocean between a French squadron under the bailli de Suffren in his flag-ship the Héroes and an English force under Sir Edward Hughes in the Superb, in which the French had the advantage.
Artwork Details
- Title: "Battle between the Héros and the Superb"
- Manufactory: Petitpierre et Cie (French, 1790–1802)
- Date: ca. 1783
- Culture: French, Nantes
- Medium: Cotton
- Dimensions: L. 45 x W. 37 inches
114.3 x 94.0 cm - Classification: Textiles-Printed
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1956
- Object Number: 56.189.1
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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