拍品 179
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G.F. Campbell (American, 20th Century)
G.F. Campbell (American, 20th Century)

The Alfred and the Raleigh At Sea

细节
G.F. Campbell (American, 20th Century)
The Alfred and the Raleigh At Sea
inscribed 'Alfred Raleigh 1776' (lower center) and signed 'G.F. Campbell' (lower right), and inscribed 'First American Navy/Raleigh Alfred' (on the reverse)
oil on board
8¾ x 11¾ in. (22.2 x 29.9 cm.)

拍品专文

The ships Raleigh and Alfred were the first two vessels in the American Continental Navy, 1776. The Raleigh was a 32 gun frigate built by James Hackett of Portsmouth, N.H. The Alfred was a converted merchantman. The two ships in consort attacked a British convoy in September 1776 in the West Indies, but later the same month the Raleigh was captured by the British and entered into their navy. She was sold out and condemned in 1783.