"Naval Battle Of 1796 "
Oil on panel Period 19th century Dim without frame 35/24 Dim with frame 50/38 Monogrammed …1857 Naval combat between the corvette Decius led by Captain Senez* (he was from 1794 to 1796 Lieutenant commanding the corvette Le Decius) and the English frigate HMS Lapwing led by Captain Robert Barton which took place on 26/11/1796 On the reverse an old label bearing the following inscriptions in ink: For C… de Brayer combat of the corvette of Décius Captain Senez. Against the English frigate Lapwing Captain Robert Barton. The corvette was sunk with 117 men out of action out of 124. *Louis André SENEZ (1761 - 1836) 
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