Combat memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones / Richard Paton pinxit ; gravé par Balth. Frederic Leizel [sic]. – Historic Reproduction
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Combat memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones / Richard Paton pinxit ; gravé par Balth. Frederic Leizel [sic].
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Few sea fights of the American Revolution were as dramatic as the night battle off Flamborough Head on England's Yorkshire coast, where John Paul Jones's *Bonhomme Richard* grappled with Captain Richard Pearson's British frigate *Serapis* on September 23, 1779. The print reproduces a painting by the British marine artist Richard Paton, but it was engraved in Augsburg, a German city, years after the action, which shows how widely the story circulated in Europe. Its French title points to the same audience. Although the *Bonhomme Richard* sank after the fight, Jones took the *Serapis*, and the battle made him a celebrated figure on both sides of the Atlantic.
| Medium | 1 print : etching. |
|---|---|
| Notes | Augsbourg [sic] : s.n. [between 1779 and 1790] |
| Subjects | Jones, John Paul,--1747-1792--Military service. Naval warfare--1770-1780. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,077 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-108994 |
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