Collection Highlights
American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Date:
1880
Object Number:
LIB.Y1808.W
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Capture of the "Hebe" and "Three Brothers" by the American Privateer "Dolphin"
Object Number:
1932.171
Date:
1904
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and black ink on paper, laid on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 x 29 7/8 in. ( 50.8 x 75.9 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "Edwd. J. Russell/1904"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in white gouache: "Edwd. J. Russell / Jan (?) 1904"
Gallery Label:
This picture, depicting a naval encounter of the War of 1812, represents the American privateer schooner Dolphin, 10 guns, Captain W.S. Stafford, capturing the British ship Hebe, 16 guns, Captain W.A. Brighan, and her consort, the brig Three Brothers, 10 guns, off Cape St. Vincent on January 25, 1813.
Credit Line:
Gift of Colonel James Barnes and John Sanford Barnes, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
