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DescriptionFirst Recognition of the American Flag by a Foreign Government.jpg

English: Photo #: 80-G-K-21225 (color)

"First Recognition of the American Flag by a Foreign Government", 14 February 1778

Painting in oils by Edward Moran, "1898." It depicts the Continental Navy Ship Ranger, commanded by Captain John Paul Jones, receiving the salute of a French squadron under La Motte Picquet, with his flag on Robuste (1758), at Quiberon Bay, France, 14 February 1778.
Earlier in the month, after receipt of news of the victory at Saratoga, France recognized the independence of the American colonies. And signed a treaty of alliance with them.

The original painting is in the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis, Maryland.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Date

1898

Source

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/k20000/k21225c.htm

Author



Alternative names	eduard moran; ed. moran; Moran; edw. moran; e. moran
Description	American painter
Date of birth/death	19 August 1829	8 June 1901 / 9 June 1901
Location of birth/death	Bolton	New York City
Authority file	: Q966864 VIAF: 11126341 ISNI: 0000000067038071 ULAN: 500018805 LCCN: n79091427 Open Library: OL2361838A WorldCat

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	15:36, 14 June 2012	4,980 × 2,800 (1.34 MB)	JMOprof	This "Hi-Res" JPG image has been cleaned——to mitigate dust and other significant imaging flaws. Details of the original painting are unchanged. Work performed by the US Naval History & Heritage Command. Frame cropped by the uploader.
	15:34, 14 June 2012	900 × 525 (62 KB)	JMOprof	Medium sized, with caption.
	15:33, 14 June 2012	200 × 111 (8 KB)	JMOprof

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