拍品 126
126
John Steven Dews (b. 1949)
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John Steven Dews (b. 1949)

The action between H.M.S. Java and the U.S. frigate Constitution off Brazil, 29 December 1812

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John Steven Dews (b. 1949)
The action between H.M.S. Java and the U.S. frigate Constitution off Brazil, 29 December 1812
signed 'J. Steven Dews' (lower left) and inscribed '"Java" and "Constitution" - Dec 29th 1812' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
28 x 48 in. (71.1 x 122 cm.)
來源
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 20 January 1993, lot 150, where purchased by the present owner.
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拍品專文

The defeat of H.M.S. Java was one of the several celebrated frigate actions of the Anglo-American War of 1812. Java, a captured French frigate absorbed into the Royal Navy in 1811, was en route to Bombay late in 1812 when she found it necessary to put into the Brazilian port of San Salvadore for fresh water. On the morning of 29 December, she sighted a vessel flying no colours and gave chase; her adversary turned out to be the American frigate Constitution which, despite the initial damage caused by Java's opening broadside, soon gained the upper hand. After about two hours Java was seriously damaged and at 6 o'clock, by which time the furious engagement had lasted fully four hours, she struck her colours and surrendered. The next day, Java's smouldering hulk, far too damaged to justify repair, was put to the torch and thereby provided the United States with a major propaganda coup as the year ended.

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