A night engagement

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Thomas Buttersworth (1768-1842)
A night engagement
signed 'T. Buttersworth' (lower right)
oil on canvas, unframed
17 x 21 in. (43.3 x 53.4 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Although very dark, as befits a night engagement, this work is believed to portray the aftermath of the celebrated action between H.M.S. Seahorse and the Turkish frigate Badere Zaffere in the Aegean on the 6th July 1808.

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