Essex after capture by the British, by William John Huggins 00004607

Essex after capture by the British, broadside view of USS ESSEX in full sail. Launched in September 1799 at Massachusetts, ESSEX was captured by the British in 1814 after a 6 week standoff in Chilean territorial waters during the War of 1812 (1812-1815).
Pen, watercolour, paper, wood, glass

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