W.B. Spencer - 'Victory' engaging the Spanish flagship 'Santisima Trinidad' with her port guns and the French ‘74’ 'Redoubtable' on her starboard side

The Battle of Trafalgar, a set of four, comprising:
(i) The start of the Action, with “Victory” breaking the enemy line
(ii) Victory engaging the Spanish flagship Santisima Trinidad with her port guns and the French ‘74’ Redoubtable on her starboard side
(iii) The close of the Action; and
(iv) The storm after the battle – W.B. Spencer; one indistinctly signed 'W.B.Spencer' (lower left)

Lot number: 11430/lot/163/ Nelson and the Royal Navy 1750-1815, 5 Jul 2005 London, New Bond Street
Artist identified in error as William Barnett Spencer, should be Ball. This series of views by William B. Spencer are essentially taken directly from the Huggins’ originals, with only minor differences of style and content.

Number (ii) meanwhile presents an additional view showing “Victory” engaging the Spanish flagship “Santisima Trinidad” on her port side and the French “Redoubtable” with her starboard guns. An enigmatic interloper is a frigate named “Captain” however, shown sailing through the main action although seemingly taking no part in it. This appears to be an inexplicable error by the artist as not only was H.M.S. “Captain” a 74-gun 3rd rate rather than a frigate, but she took no part whatsoever in the battle of Trafalgar; even more curiously, another version of this work is known in commerce which also depicts the same frigate in a similar position.