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In Pursuit of 'Virginie' 
DetailsPrint Run: 850 Image Size: 440 mm x 660 mm Published as a fine art limited edition from an oil painting by John Chancellor. Numbered and individually embossed stamped by the publishers |
Behind the PaintingOn the morning of the 20th April 1796, off the Lizard, a squadron of frigates under Sir Edward Pellew in the Indefatigable sighted a strange sail and the Indefatigable, Amazon and Concord set course W by S in chase. The spirited, two-hour action which took place 15 hours later was not particularly significant, as the odds were so heavily weighed against the enemy, but the chase was one of the most exciting in naval history.click for more... |

