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File:The action between the——Serapis, capt. Pearson, the Countess of Scarborough, and Paul Jones’s Squadron. R.Paton - K325.jpg
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Author
Richard Paton  (1717–1791)  wikidata:Q3431102
 
Richard Paton
Alternative names
r. paton; Paten; Paton; Robert Paton; R. Paton, Wardour Street, Soho, London
Description British marine painter
Date of birth/death 1717 Edit this at Wikidata 7 March 1791 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London London
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London Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q3431102
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
English: The Action Between the Frigates Bonhomme Richard (Capt John Paul Jones) And HMS Serapis, During The Battle Of Flamborough Head, 1779. The Alliance fires on the combatants.

oil on canvas
34 x 46 in. (86.3 x 116.8 cm)

Exhibited: Royal Academy, 1780, number 314, titled: ‘The action between the Serapis, capt. Pearson, the Countess of Scarborough, and Paul Jones’s Squadron. R.Paton.'
Date 1780
date QS:P571,+1780-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source/Photographer https://www.rountreetryon.com/artists/380-richard-paton/works/10941-richard-paton-the-action-between-the-frigates-bonhomme-richard-capt/
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  • Later engraving by Robert dodd
    Later engraving by Robert dodd

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