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Summary

Richard Paton : The Battle of Barfleur, 19 May 1692 (

)

Artist



Alternative names	r. paton; Paten; Paton; Robert Paton; R. Paton, Wardour Street, Soho, London
Description	British marine painter
Date of birth/death	1717	7 March 1791
Location of birth/death	London	London
Work location	London
Authority file	: Q3431102 VIAF : 96537414 ISNI : 0000000068843072 ULAN : 500115227 LCCN : nr93030389 Oxford Dict. : 21560 WorldCat

Title

The Battle of Barfleur, 19 May 1692

Object type

painting

Description

On the left, is the 'Soleil Royal', in starboard-quarter view, the chief focal point. She's engaged on her right with 'Britannia', 100 guns, port-quarter view, preceded by 'London', 96 guns, followed by 'St Andrew', 96 guns. In the left in the background, the 'Royal William', 100 guns, is in close action with a French flagship. In left foreground, a French two-decker is sinking, stern on, with her crew transferring to a small boat under her stern. In right foreground a small dismasted English ketchd and the wreck of another ship is on the right in the foreground.

Date

18 ^th century

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 129.5 cm (50.9 in); width: 203.2 cm (80 in)

Collection

National Maritime Museum

	Native name	National Maritime Museum
	Parent institution	Royal Museums Greenwich
	Location	Greenwich , London , England
	Coordinates	51° 28′ 51.96″ N, 0° 00′ 20″ W
	Established	1937
	Website	Royal Museums Greenwich
	Authority file	: Q1199924 VIAF : 153531318 ISNI : 000000040426429X LCCN : n80126325 GND : 1049610-5 SUDOC : 028465725 WorldCat

Accession number

BHC0332

Source/Photographer

collections.nmm.ac.uk
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( Original text: National Maritime Museum ), 4 August 2004 (original upload date),
( Original text: 18th century ), Original uploader was Gdr at en.wikipedia

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2004-08-04 17:32 Gdr 700×443× (57251 bytes) ''The [[Battle of Barfleur]], [[19 May]] [[1692]]'' by [[Richard Paton]], painted [[18th century]] {{PD}} Downloaded from [http://www.nmm.ac.uk/mag/images/700/BHC0332_700.jpg]